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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 B.C. wood, gesso, paint. H. 16 × Diam. 11.5 cm (6 5/16 × 4 1/2 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 546102). 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 painted ceramic/stone model vase (or vase-shaped object) with bands of dark cross-hatched decoration and a central painted register containing Egyptian hieroglyphs.

The object is a rounded, narrow-necked vase with a small flared rim. The surface is covered by a dense, dark pattern resembling basket-weave or brick-like striping. On the front, a rectangular/vertical panel interrupts the patterned field and contains a row of painted hieroglyphic signs in yellow ochre and greenish-blue. The signs appear to include a standing/segmental form and other conventional Egyptian iconographic components, but the full inscription is not fully legible at this image resolution. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. No clear royal cartouche is discernible. The visible evidence strongly suggests an intentionally inscribed vase, consistent with the catalogue description, though specific identification of the name “Nebseny” and title “First Prophet of Onuris” cannot be confirmed from the provided image.

decorative New Kingdom (based on catalogue ground truth; hieroglyphic style consistent but not confirmable from image alone) good
Deities Onuris (Onouris)unknown (possibly additional deity name within inscription)
Materials paintgesso/ground layer (suggested by opaque white ground under paint)wood (not directly confirmable from image)
Signs Egyptian hieroglyphic signs (in central painted panel; individual signs not fully legible) ×6
Visible text "Unclear; a central vertical panel contains multiple painted hieroglyphic signs, but the exact text cannot be read reliably from the image provided."

Connections

Found at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Deities Onuris
Materials Paint

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281947 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 41.2.4 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546102 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83911492 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.