Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Canopic Jar of Ruiu
Description
Pottery, Marl B, paint
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.
A canopic jar with a human-headed lid featuring an inscription.
The artifact is a canopic jar made of limestone, characterized by a human-headed lid that likely represents one of the Four Sons of Horus. The body of the jar is inscribed with hieroglyphs, typical of ancient Egyptian burial practices. The style suggests a focus on preservation and protection, essential in funerary contexts.
funerary
New Kingdom
good
Materials
limestone
Signs
ankh
djed
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280765 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 35.3.33a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546760 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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