Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Canopic Jar Inscribed for King Nesibanebdjedet (Smendes) Third Intermediate PeriodTanis (San el-Hagar)
Description
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, reign of Smendes, ca. 1070–1044 B.C. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). H. 29 × Diam. 21.8 × D. 24.4 × Circ. 68.2 cm (11 7/16 × 8 9/16 × 9 5/8 × 26 7/8 in.); Diam. of rim: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); Diam. of base: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). Possibly from: Tanis (San el-Hagar), Eastern Delta. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1947.
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 Q116423394 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 47.60 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 553732 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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