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Ointment jar and lid naming Thutmose III

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Description

Ointment jar, inscribed for Thutmose III. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1425 B.C. Serpentinite, gold leaf. H. 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); diam. 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.); lid: diam. 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.); th. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.). From: Tomb of the Three Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Credit: Fletcher Fund, 1921.

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.

Photograph of an ancient Egyptian ointment jar accompanied by a matching lid, both with a metallic-gold colored rim.

The image shows two separate but related objects: a tall, conical to slightly flaring ointment jar body and a flat circular lid. Each piece has a gold-colored band or rim around its edge, suggesting decorative gilding or applied metal leaf. The main body surfaces appear dark grey to mottled with lighter speckling consistent with a dark stone (serpentinite-like). No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text are visible in the provided image; any surface marks appear indistinct and do not resolve into specific signs. No deity imagery is apparent on the visible faces. Overall condition appears good, with gilded rims intact and no major fractures visible.

decorative New Kingdom (as catalogued; exact inscription/royal naming not legible here) good
Royals Thutmose III
Materials stone (serpentinite-like; dark mottled surface)gold-colored metal leaf/rim

Connections

Found at Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D
Royals Thutmose III

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276540 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.8.36a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547633 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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.