Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · funerary_equipment
Canopic chest of Ukhhotep Middle KingdomMeir
Description
Canopic chest, Ukhhotep. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1802 B.C. Wood, paint, copper hook. Box: h. 56 x l. 57.5 x w. 56.8 cm (22 1/16 x 22 5/8 x 22 3/8 in.); Lid: h. 5.4 x l. 57.5 x w. 56.8 cm (2 1/8 x 22 5/8 x 22 3/8 in.). Probably from: Tomb of Ukhhotep, Meir. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1912.
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.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281645 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 12.182.133a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546312 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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