Canopic jar of Nephthys
Description
Canopic jar, Nephthys. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Indurated limestone, paint, linen. 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm). From: Meir, Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Khashaba excavations, 1910–11. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1911.
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 stone canopic jar with a human head (mummiform lid) atop the body; the face is front-facing with defined eyes and brows.
The object is a rounded canopic jar in indurated limestone with a separate lid shaped as a human head. The head has stylized black-painted eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and a painted mouth; the hair is rendered as a close, banded wig around the sides and back of the head. The lid’s upper portion is light-colored and the jar body is darker brown with visible surface wear and patches. There appears to be a dark painted band or collar near the neck/jar-lid junction. No clearly legible hieroglyphic text is visible on the jar in this view. No cartouches are clearly present. The painted features suggest an identification to a specific canopic figure, but the deity/name cannot be confirmed visually from the provided image.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281557 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 11.150.17c tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546290 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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