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Storage Jar Embossed with the Hathor Emblem

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Pottery, slip, paint. H. 65 × Dia. 21.2 cm (25 9/16 × 8 3/8 in.); Largest Dia. 24 cm (9 7/16 in.). From: Palace of Amenhotep III, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1911–12. Subject: Hathor. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1912.

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.

Painted ceramic storage jar with a decorative emblem-like element on the shoulder and banded registers of painted decoration.

The image shows a complete ceramic vessel (storage jar) photographed against a neutral background. The body is covered with a light slip and painted in blue and red/brown pigments in horizontal bands and rectangular register-like compartments. On the shoulder there is an oval/rounded form surrounded by blue outlines that resembles an applied/embossed emblem; however, the exact iconographic details of the emblem (e.g., whether it is definitively the Hathor emblem) are not fully clear at this resolution. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or alphabetic text are visible. No modern labels or Greek/Coptic/Arabic inscriptions appear.

decorative New Kingdom (as catalogued); exact sub-period unclear from image alone good
Deities Hathor (implied by catalogue; emblem identification unclear in image)
Materials potteryslippaint

Connections

Found at Malqata
Deities Hathor
Materials PaintPotterySlip

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116280783 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 12.180.31 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546754 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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.