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

Jar fragment New KingdomDra Abu el-Naga

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep I, ca. 1525–1504 B.C. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). H. 8.1 × W. 6.7 × D. 1.5 cm (3 3/16 × 2 5/8 × 9/16 in.). From: Tomb AN-B, Dra Abu el-Naga, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations. Credit: Gift of the Earl of Carnarvon, 1921.

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Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 554484). Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

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)

Hieroglyphic inscription present but not fully legible in this image; individual signs cannot be securely transcribed.

Connections

Found at Dra Abu el-Naga
Royals Ahmose I

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116425891 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 21.7.7 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 554484 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83899463 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).
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