Canopic Jar of Princess Sithathoryunet - Qebehsenuef
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret II–Amenemhat III, ca. 1887–1813 B.C. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint. Overall: H. 37.4 cm (14 3/4 in.); Diam 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.) Jar: H. 25.8 cm (10 3/16 in.); Diam of foot: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.) Lid: H. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); W. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); D. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). From: Tomb of Sithathoryunet (BSA Tomb 8), Lahun, Fayum Entrance Area, Egypt. Excavation: BSAE excavations 1914. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry Walters Gift, 1916.
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- MMA 16.1.45 + 16.1.46 + 16.1.47 + 16.1.48 PNM textLahun
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A carved and painted canopic jar depicting a human-headed (mummiform) figure on the lid, with painted hieroglyphic text on the jar body.
The object is a rounded canopic-jar form made of a pale stone with visible banded veining. The lid shows a frontal human head with closed mouth and almond-shaped eyes; the lower part of the lid includes a painted or incised rendering of a wig/beard arrangement, though fine details are not fully clear at this resolution. The jar body has a block of hieroglyphic signs painted across the upper-middle portion. The painted pigments appear multicolored (notably green/blue tones with red/orange accents). No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. A museum-catalogue match is requested for a princess named Sithathoryunet/Qebehsenuef; however, the visible text is too unclear to confidently read or identify any specific royal name or cartouche. No clearly identifiable deity iconography (beyond generic royal/funerary conventions) can be confirmed from the image alone.
Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247997 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 16.1.45a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544334 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83890302 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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