Bowl
Description
Meroitic Period, 270 B.C.–A.D. 320. Copper alloy. Diam.10.1 × H. 6.2 cm (4 × 2 7/16 in.). From: Cemetery 1, Grave 975, Faras, Lower Nubia, Nubia (Sudan). Excavation: University of Oxford Excavations in Nubia 1910–1912. Credit: Gift of Oxford University Expedition to Nubia, 1926.
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 shallow bowl with a flared rim and thick cylindrical body, shown in three-quarter view. The surface is dark with a greenish patina consistent with a metal object.
The image shows a single vessel centered on a light gray background. The bowl has a rounded, thickened base and straight-to-slightly-outward sloping sides, with a narrow flared rim. The exterior appears heavily oxidized, with a mottled green patina over darker brown/black corrosion, suggesting aged copper-alloy metal. No decorative relief, inlaid work, or readable inscriptions are visible on the photographed surfaces. The interior is darker and worn, with no clear iconography or text. There are no identifiable cartouches, royal names, or deity figures present in the visible area.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116252231 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.4.108 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 573593 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.