Model Jar Inscribed for Sennefer and Senetnay
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep II, ca. 1427–1400 B.C. Limestone. H. 28 cm (11 in.). From: Tomb of Queen Hatshepsut-Merytre, KV 42, re-burial of Senetnay, wife of Sennefer, Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Macarios/Andraos excavations, 1900. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1932.
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- MMA 32.2.2 PNM textBiban el-Muluk
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 small limestone model jar with a band of carved hieroglyphs on the front, intended as an inscribed offering vessel.
The image shows a squat, necked jar with a rounded shoulder and simple rim. The surface appears light-colored and worn, with clear traces of incision. On the front of the body there is a rectangular field containing multiple vertical lines of carved hieroglyphs; the signs are damaged and partially illegible due to abrasion. No figurative depictions (human, animal, or divine images) are clearly visible—only the hieroglyphic inscription. The background is a dark studio backdrop with a neutral gray base; no other text (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) is visible.
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Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116432677 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 32.2.2 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 557553 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83911608 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.