Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Ceremonial Implement in the Shape of an Ankh New KingdomValley of the Kings
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose IV, ca. 1400–1390 B.C. Faience. H. 27.7 × W. 14 × Th. 2 cm (10 7/8 × 5 1/2 × 13/16 in.). From: Tomb of Thutmose IV (KV 43), Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Davis/Carter excavations, 1903. Credit: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915.
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 Q116246332 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.8.29 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544840 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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