Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Canopic jar with a human-headed lid Late Period, Saite
Description
Canopic jar, male head. Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 664–525 B.C. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). Jar with lid: H. 38 × Diam. 22 cm (14 15/16 × 8 11/16 in.); Jar: H. 25.5 × D. 21.5 × Circ. 67 cm (10 1/16 × 8 7/16 × 26 3/8 in.); Diam. of rim (jar): 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.); Diam. of base (jar): 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); Lid: H. 16.5 × W. 17 × D. 18.4 cm (6 1/2 × 6 11/16 × 7 1/4 in.); Diam. of foot (lid): 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.). Possibly from: Upper Egypt, Thebes. Subject: Human Figures, Hieroglyphs. Credit: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915.
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.
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Materials
Travertine
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116256017 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.8.125a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 550886 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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