Cosmetic jar
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1991–1450 B.C. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). H. 4.5 cm × H. 7.5 cm (1 3/4 × 2 15/16 in.). From: Asasif, Birabi, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.
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 small, pale stone cosmetic jar with a flared lid and rounded body, photographed against a light background.
The image shows a single vessel resembling a cosmetic jar: a rounded, bulbous container body with a narrow waist and a circular opening. The top is a flat, slightly recessed mouth with a broad, flared rim; no distinct separate lid is clearly visible in this view. The surface is smoothly finished with a polished look and subtle natural banding/veining consistent with pale carbonate stone. No painted decoration, relief carving, or legible hieroglyphic inscriptions are visible. No cartouches, royal names, or figures of deities appear on the visible surfaces. The object appears intact, though there are minor surface imperfections and small chips/scratches.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116252014 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.1435 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544024 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.