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Kohl Jar Inscribed for Hatshepsut as God's Wife

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose II–Early reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1492–1477 B.C. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). H. 6.5 × W. 4.8 × D. 5 cm (2 9/16 × 1 7/8 × 1 15/16 in.). Probably from: Upper Egypt, Thebes. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.

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Linked as the same object. Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

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.

An alabaster/travertine stone kohl jar with a rectangular, inscribed panel on the front face, featuring an outline of hieroglyphs and small decorative marks.

The image shows a small, cylindrical kohl jar carved from a light-colored stone. The top is flat with multiple circular openings arranged in a row, consistent with storage/sifting use. On the front face there is a recessed rectangular inscription field containing incised hieroglyphic signs; the text is partially worn but the layout is clearly epigraphic rather than decorative only. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic script is visible. No royal cartouche is clearly legible in the provided view, and specific deities/signs cannot be securely identified beyond the presence of hieroglyphs. The object overall matches the catalogued type of a kohl jar inscribed for Queen Hatshepsut (as God's Wife), but the legible portions of the inscription are not clear enough to confirm the name directly from this image alone.

decorative New Kingdom (catalogued); inscription style appears consistent but exact dynasty/king identification uncertain from the provided view. good
Deities unknown
Royals Hatshepsut (catalogued; not clearly readable in this image)
Materials travertine (light-colored stone) / egyptian alabaster (per catalogue)
Signs incised hieroglyphic signs within a rectangular cartouche-like panel (exact readings unclear) ×6
Visible text "Hieroglyphic inscription in a rectangular incised panel is visible, but the individual signs are too unclear/worn to transcribe reliably from this image."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Hieroglyphic inscription in a rectangular incised panel is visible, but the individual signs are too unclear/worn to transcribe reliably from this image.

Connections

Royals Hatshepsut

Cross-references (1)

  • PNM-Object pnm:83916836 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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.