Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Canopic jar lid with falcon head (Qebehsenuef)
Description
Limestone
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 stone artifact depicting the head of a falcon, possibly representing the god Horus.
The artifact is a carved stone representation of a falcon's head, exhibiting stylized features typical of ancient Egyptian art. The detailing around the eyes and beak highlights its avian nature, suggesting it might represent Horus, a commonly depicted deity in Egyptian mythology. The piece is characterized by its smooth surface and symmetrical lines, indicative of skilled craftsmanship.
decorative
unknown
good
Deities
Horus
Materials
limestone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281868 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 41.160.123 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546137 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.