Canopic Jar of Ruiu
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III, ca. 1504–1447 B.C. Pottery, Marl B, paint. H. 34 cm (13 3/8 in.). Lid: H. 10.2 cm (4 in.), Diam. 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); Diam. of rim 8 cm (3 1/8 in.). Jar: H. 26 cm (10 1/4 in.). From: Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber, Burial of Ruiu (IV), inside canopic box, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1934–35. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1935.
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(MET-Object 549136).
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- MMA 35.3.34 PNM textAsasif
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A painted canopic jar with a human-headed lid (mummiform face) and a band of incised/painted hieroglyphic text across the jar body.
The object is a rounded pottery canopic jar. On top is a human head/face with stylized features and a head covering; the lid shape suggests a protective, human-headed container. The jar’s body is covered by a rectangular register or framed area containing dense hieroglyphs in dark pigment; several signs resemble vertical columns and use a mix of distinct sign groups, though most individual characters are too unclear to transcribe confidently. The pigment appears worn but remains visible as dark/black-blue paint against the light, sandy surface. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No clear royal cartouche is distinguishable. The visible surface wear and repainting/oxidation make precise reading uncertain.
Inscriptions (1)
Visible text (machine reading)
Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116273971 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 35.3.34a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 549136 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83911698 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.