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Model vase inscribed for Nebseny, First Prophet of Onuris

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Description

Model vase, Nebseny. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Thutmose IV, probably, ca. 1400–1390 BC. Wood, paint. H. 18 cm (7 1/16 in.); Diam. 12.7 cm (5 in.). Probably from: Theban Tomb 108, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1941.

The same text in other collections

Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 546101). Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

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 painted ceramic/terracotta model vase with a rounded shoulder and a wide mouth, bearing a rectangular block of dark-painted hieroglyphs on the front.

The object is photographed against a neutral gray background. It has a globular body narrowing into a short neck and a rounded rim. The surface is light-colored with visible wear; thin orange/yellow paint streaks and some losses are visible on the neck and shoulder. On the front of the vase, a dark rectangular panel contains a vertically arranged sequence of hieroglyphic signs in black/brown paint. The text is partially abraded and fragmented, but the overall layout of a boxed inscription is clear. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No obvious royal cartouche is discernible in the provided image.

decorative New Kingdom (as catalogued); inscription style broadly consistent, but specific dating from image alone is unclear good
Deities Onuris (unclear from image; only potentially suggested by catalogued context)
Materials paint (dark ink/black-brown and orange/yellow)ceramic/terracotta or fired clay (implied by form and surface; catalogued as wood but image suggests clay; material identification uncertain)
Signs Boxed hieroglyphic inscription (multiple signs; partially preserved) ×12
Visible text "Partially preserved boxed hieroglyphs; individual sign readings are unclear from this resolution. No readable full name confidently extracted."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Partially preserved boxed hieroglyphs; individual sign readings are unclear from this resolution. No readable full name confidently extracted.

Connections

Found at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281957 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 41.2.3 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546101 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83911491 tier-2 (inventory-match)
About this record's data
  • 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.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.