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

Sarcophagus of the Hathor Priestess Henhenet

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Description

Limestone, sandstone, paint

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.

A limestone sarcophagus with inscriptions on its sides.

The image depicts a limestone sarcophagus, characterized by rectangular blocks joined to form the coffin. Inscriptions run along the top edge of the sides, featuring hieroglyphic text. The sarcophagus rests on a stone platform and shows signs of wear, typical of ancient artifacts. The style and construction suggest a funerary purpose, likely belonging to an individual of significance.

funerary New Kingdom good
Deities OsirisAnubis
Materials limestone
Signs Ankh ×2 Djed
Visible text "wsir nb-tA-Dsr pr t HkA"

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116248256 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 07.230.1a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544207 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
  • 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.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.