Sealed Amphora Containing Oil
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign, ca. 1492–1473 B.C. Unfired clay, mud, linen. H. 64 cm (25 3/16 in.); Greatest w. 44 cm (17 5/16 in.); Diam. 31 cm (12 3/4 in.). From: Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936.
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(MET-Object 545141).
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- MMA 36.3.83 PNM textDeir el-Bahri
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 large amphora-shaped vessel of unfired clay/mud with a capped neck and two loop handles, photographed from the front.
The image shows a beige, unglazed ceramic amphora with an oval body and a narrow cylindrical neck that has a rounded rim. Two rounded loop handles are attached on either side of the upper body. The neck/rim area is worn and there is a small, dark/abraded spot near the rim. On the body, faint reddish-brown vertical strokes or lines are visible, but no clearly legible hieroglyphs or cartouches are apparent from this image resolution. A thin horizontal band near the shoulder is present, but any associated sealing material (e.g., linen) is not clearly visible in the photograph. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No identifiable royal names or deities can be confirmed.
Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116245208 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 36.3.83 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545141 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83914447 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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- 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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.