Canopic jar with falcon head (Qebehsenuef)
Description
Third Intermediate Period, ca. 800–650 BC. Limestone. Jar: H. 25.5 × D. 17.3 × Diam. 10.5 cm (10 1/16 in. × 6 13/16 in. × 4 1/8 in.); Lid: H. 13 × W. 12.4 × D. 12.4 × Diam. 6.5 cm (5 1/8 × 4 7/8 × 4 7/8 × 2 9/16 in.). From: cemetery 300, Ptolemaic vaulted tomb, Pit 1, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1912–13. Subject: Falcons. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1913.
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 limestone canopic jar with a stylized falcon head covering the top of the jar body.
The image shows a single stone canopic jar photographed against a neutral gray background. The jar is rounded and tapers slightly toward the base. On the top is a raised, human-to-falcon head form: the head has a broad beak, feather-like markings on the sides, and two eye areas suggested on the face. The surface is worn with discoloration and speckling consistent with age and excavation/handling. No clear hieroglyphic text, cartouche, or legible inscription is visible on the jar in this image. The catalogued identification with Qebehsenuef and a falcon head canopic jar format is consistent with the depicted head type, though the name itself is not visible.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280956 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 13.181.1a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 558317 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.