Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Canopic jar of Nephthys
Description
Indurated limestone, paint, linen
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.
An ancient Egyptian canopic jar with a human-headed lid.
The artifact is an ancient Egyptian canopic jar featuring a human-headed lid, representing one of the sons of Horus. The jar is made from a reddish-brown stone with a smooth finish, while the lid is sculpted in the likeness of a human, painted with detailed facial features including kohl-lined eyes and a striped headdress. The craftsmanship suggests careful attention to detail common in burial practices.
funerary
New Kingdom
good
Materials
stone
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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