Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel

Pot

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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.

decorative Meroitic Period (per catalogue; specific stylistic features not identifiable in this image) poor
Materials stone/ceramic-like body (exact material unclear)

Connections

Found at Faras

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.