Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Blue-Painted Ibex Amphora from Malqata
Description
pottery, white cream slip, paint
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.
An ancient Egyptian amphora with blue decorative patterns and a clay bird figurine.
The amphora is adorned with blue painted decorations, featuring linear and geometric motifs encircling its body. A notable feature is the clay bird figurine affixed to the neck, possibly symbolizing a deity or protective spirit. The handles are robust and symmetrical, contributing to the vessel's aesthetic balance. The design suggests a blend of artistic and functional purposes.
decorative
Ptolemaic
good
Materials
clay
Cross-references (4)
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- 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.
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