Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · funerary_equipment
Miniature Mask for a Canopic bundle New KingdomValley of the Kings
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep II, ca. 1427–1400 B.C. Cartonnage, paint. h. 15 cm (5 7/8 in); w. 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in). From: Tomb KV 51 ( "The Animal Tomb"), Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1906. Subject: Masks. Credit: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116274951 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.8.231 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548587 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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