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

Vessel fragment

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Pottery, paint. h. 2.1 cm (13/16 in); w. 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in); th. 6 cm (2 3/8 in). From: Palace of Amenhotep III, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations. Credit: Gift of James H. Schwartz, 2006.

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.

Painted pottery vessel fragment with alternating light blue and vertical reddish-pink bands, plus a red handwritten inventory/registration number on the underside.

The image shows a small, broken rim/body portion of a ceramic vessel. The exterior surface is painted in decorative bands: wide light-blue fields separated by vertical reddish-pink bands, arranged in a repeating pattern along the visible length. The bottom edge is stained with a darker red wash. On the lower face/edge there is a clearly painted red numeral-like marking reading “2006.273” (exact punctuation uncertain but the sequence of digits appears as 2006.273). No carved or painted Egyptian hieroglyphs, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text are visible. No cartouches or royal names are present. No deities are depicted.

decorative New Kingdom (as catalogued); style of painted bands could fit but cannot be verified from the fragment alone fragmentary
Materials potterypaint
Signs Painted numeral/inventory marking (registration number)
Visible text "“2006.273” (red painted; exact characters slightly unclear)"

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

“2006.273” (red painted; exact characters slightly unclear)

Connections

Found at Malqata
Materials PaintPottery
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