Hes Vase with the name of Ramesses IV

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, dark metal vase with a flared neck and flat rim, decorated on the body with painted red incised/outlined hieroglyphs naming and/or labeling figures within registers.

The object is a standing, vase-like vessel with a flared base, narrow neck, and a circular flat rim. The surface is uniformly dark brownish/greenish overall, consistent with a copper alloy. On the front of the body, there is a group of painted red hieroglyphic signs: above are small vertical and horizontal elements, and below are two boxed cartouche-like enclosures or throne/basket-shaped sign groups. The signs appear arranged in two main registers, with additional small strokes above them. No cartouche explicitly reading “Ramesses IV” is confidently legible from the image resolution. No other scripts (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) are visible. No deities can be securely identified from the partially legible signs.