Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Inlay, hieroglyph Late Period, SaiteDeir el-Bahri
Description
Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, reign of Psamtik I, 664–610 B.C. Faience. H. 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.); W. 2 cm (13/16 in.). From: Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, MMA 509), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1926.
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.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
Partial single hieroglyph sign only; no readable full excerpt or cartouche visible.
Connections
Found at
Deir el-Bahri
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116418838 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.3.164c tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 550877 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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