Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) · vessel

chalice

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AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A fragment of an Egyptian faience artifact with relief carvings.

The artifact is a faience fragment exhibiting relief carvings of what appear to be hieroglyphs and possibly a seated figure. The style is typical of faience work, with a greenish glaze, suggesting decorative or symbolic purpose. Notable features include detailed carvings that suggest intricate work often seen in funerary or religious artifacts.

hieroglyphic only New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials faience
Signs seated figure reeds ×2

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Found at Egypt
Materials Faience
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