Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · seal
Sealing, from letter 22.3.518 from Heqanakht to Rahotep Middle KingdomDeir el-Bahri
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret I, ca. 1961–1917 B.C. Mud, fiber. L. 2 × W. 1.3 cm (13/16 × 1/2 in.). From: Tomb of Hesem (TT 516), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1925.
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 Q116415298 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 25.3.269 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547558 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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