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Ointment Jar from a Foundation Deposit of Hatshepsut New KingdomDeir el-Bahri
Description
Ointment jar lid, foundation deposit. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint. H. 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in). From: Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 3 (C), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24. Subject: Hieroglyphs. 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 Q116247823 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 25.3.44a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544462 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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