Canopic Jar (07.226.1) with a Lid Depicting a Queen (30.8.54)
Description
Canopic Jar Lid to the jar 07.226.1 of Kiya, secondary queen of Akhenaten. New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1349–1330 B.C. or shortly thereafter. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), blue glass, obsidian, unidentified stone. lid: H. 18.2 × Diam. 16.6 cm, 3.9 kg (7 3/16 × 6 9/16 in., 8.6 lb.); jar and lid: H. 53.2 cm (20 15/16 in.). From: Tomb KV 55, Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1907. Subject: Heads, Women. Credit: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1907 (07.226.1) Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915 (30.8.54).
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 decorated canopic jar with a lid shaped as a crowned female (queen-like) bust. The body is smooth and cylindrical, while the lid has incised/painted facial features and hair/hat details.
The image shows a ceramic/stone canopic jar (or canopic-type container) standing upright against a dark background. The lid is formed as a human head and shoulders of a crowned queen: the face has painted black-lined eyes, arched eyebrows, and a neutral mouth; the head is framed by detailed hair mass rendered as a textured/striated wig and a broad, horizontally banded headdress at the forehead and crown. The jar body below the lid is plain and uninscribed in the visible area, with a subtle change in tone near the lower edge. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or textual inscriptions are visible in this image. The object’s surface appears light-colored (off-white to tan) with a matte/porous look; the headdress and hair show darker painted or engraved lines that contrast with the pale surface. No overt Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present.
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