Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel

"Opening of the Mouth" vessel of Perneb

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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 vase with a distinct bulbous body and flared rim.

This artifact is a finely crafted alabaster vase characterized by its smooth, polished surface and elegant shape. The vase features a bulbous body and a flared rim, typical of vessels used in ancient Egyptian rituals or daily life. The craftsmanship suggests careful attention to symmetry and form, indicative of the high skill level of the artisans.

daily life unknown excellent
Materials alabaster

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Materials Alabaster

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116277402 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 14.7.30 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547080 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.