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Reconstruction of a Foundation Deposit New KingdomDeir el-Bahri
Description
Foundation Deposit Pit, Hatshepsut. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Pottery, wood, leather, reed, stone, bronze or copper alloy, food remains. h. 96.5 cm (38 in); diam. at top 110 cm (43 5/16 in). From: Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 3–6 (C-F), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1925.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247829 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 25.3.39 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544457 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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