Pot
Description
Meroitic Period, A.D. 3rd century. Bronze. Diam. 6.5 × H. 4.2 × W. 8.5 cm (2 9/16 × 1 5/8 × 3 3/8 in.). From: Cemetery 1, Grave 2054, Faras, Lower Nubia, Nubia (Sudan). Excavation: University of Oxford Excavations in Nubia 1911–1912. 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.
The image shows a small, squat ceramic/stone-like cup or pot with straight sides and a slightly flared, flat rim. No decoration or inscriptions are visible.
The artifact is photographed against a light background from a three-quarter angle, showing the rim and most of the exterior surface. The vessel appears to have a dense, dark grey to brown body with weathering and small chips; there are no visible painted designs, reliefs, or hieroglyphic markings. The rim is broad and flat, and the profile suggests a simple utilitarian container rather than a carved or inscribed object. There is no Greek/Coptic/Arabic text visible in the image.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116442948 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 13.125.50 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 576333 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.