Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Goblet Inscribed with the Names of King Amenhotep IV and Queen Nefertiti
Description
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
An ancient Egyptian alabaster chalice with incised hieroglyphs.
The artifact is a chalice made from alabaster, featuring an incised decorative motif resembling a lotus flower shape. The hieroglyphic inscriptions are set within an outlined rectangle, displaying multiple cartouches. The craftsmanship suggests a ceremonial purpose, highlighted by the smooth finish and elegance of the design.
royal
New Kingdom
good
Materials
alabaster
Signs
reed ×2
hetep
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243379 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.9.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545756 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.