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Neck of a Wide-Mouthed Hathor Jar

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. pottery, slip, paint. H. 24.5 × Dia. 20.5 cm (9 5/8 × 8 1/16 in.); Largest Dia. 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.). From: Palace of Amenhotep III, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910–11. Subject: Faces. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1911.

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 painted pottery neck/jar fragment with an applied/painted face and wide eye/mask-like features against a light slip background.

The object appears to be the upper portion (neck) of a wide-mouthed jar, shown front-on. The surface is covered with a pale slip and painted decoration in red, black/dark brown, and muted blue/gray tones. Centered on the body/upper neck is a stylized face with large almond-shaped eyes, arched eyebrows, and a painted head/neck area. The figure includes a broad horizontal red band across the lower part of the face area and a vertical element below it that resembles part of a collar or support strap, though the exact icon (e.g., Hathor) cannot be confirmed from the image alone. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or legible inscriptions are visible. The rim is plain and uninscribed; the paint shows areas of abrasion and loss consistent with age and handling.

decorative New Kingdom (catalogue ground truth; exact reign not determinable from image) good
Deities unknown (stylized painted face; possibly Hathor, but not clearly confirmable)
Materials potteryslippaint (red and dark pigments)

Connections

Found at Malqata
Deities Hathor
Materials PotterySlip

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116247695 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 11.215.472 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544508 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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