"Opening of the Mouth" vessel of Perneb
Description
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, reign of Isesi–Unis, ca. 2381–2323 B.C. Dark stone. H: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.); diam: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.). From: Tomb of Perneb, Saqqara, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14. Credit: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1914.
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 small, dark stone vase with a narrow neck and flared rim, photographed against a plain light background.
The object is a standalone vessel with an ovoid body that tapers into a slender, slightly concave neck and a simple flared rim. The surface is dark gray to black with lighter speckling/patches from wear or mineral variation; no painted decoration is visible. The vessel appears intact and has no clearly legible carved hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions on the visible surfaces in this image. There are no visible depictions of deities or royal figures, and the form alone is consistent with a ceremonial/offering-type vessel, but the specific “Opening of the Mouth” function and the name Perneb cannot be confirmed from the photograph alone.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116277357 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 14.7.92 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547092 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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