Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Kohl Jar Inscribed for Hatshepsut as God's Wife
Description
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
An alabaster jar with a cartouche and hieroglyphic inscription.
The artifact is an alabaster jar carved in the shape of four connected tubes. The front features a cartouche with hieroglyphic inscriptions, likely identifying a royal name. The craftsmanship suggests refined cutting and smooth polishing typical of high-quality Egyptian stone vessels.
royal
New Kingdom
excellent
Royals
unknown
Materials
alabaster
Signs
cartouche
Visible text
"nswt bity nb xaw"
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