Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Ointment Jar New KingdomDeir el-Bahri
Description
Ointment jar, foundation deposit. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). sample taken of resin by Margaret Serpico. results in Serpico, 2011, p. 867. From: Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 8 (H), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–27. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1927.
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 Q116274520 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 27.3.411a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548793 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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