Model Vase from a Foundation Deposit
Description
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
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 stone model vase with a rounded rim and a carved vertical band of hieroglyphs on one face.
The image shows a single, light-colored carved stone vessel placed upright on a neutral grey background. The top has a rounded, slightly thick rim. The body is conical with gently tapering sides. Near the center of the front face, a vertical sequence of carved dark markings forms an inscription/hieroglyphic line; the signs appear worn but are clearly engraved rather than paint only. No cartouches or full royal titulary are confidently readable from the available resolution. No modern labels or additional scripts (Greek, Coptic, Arabic) are visible. The surface shows natural stone texture consistent with a travertine/alabaster-like material.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116435857 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.8.22 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 559962 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.