Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Cup of Nesikhonsu Third Intermediate Period
Description
Cup, Nesikhonsu. Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, pontificate of Pinedjem II, ca. 990–969 B.C. Faience. H. 6.4 × Diam. of rim 7 cm (2 1/2 × 2 3/4 in.); Diam. of base: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.). Probably from: First Royal Cache (TT 320), Burial of Nesikhonsu, Valleys south of Deir el-Bahri, Valley of the Cachette, Upper Egypt, Thebes. Excavation: Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations, 1881. Credit: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020.
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 Q116408719 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 2021.41.118 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 329896 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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