Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel

Canopic jar lid with falcon head (Qebehsenuef) Late Period

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Description

Canopic jar lid, falcon head. Late Period, Dynasty 26, 664–525 B.C. Limestone. H. 7.6 × W. 10.3 × D. 10.2 × Diam. of foot 6.9 cm (3 × 4 1/16 × 4 × 2 11/16 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Falcons. Credit: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Connections

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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