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

White cross-lined ware bowl

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

Pottery, 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.

A small, ancient Egyptian bowl with a distinct reddish-brown color and a blackened patch.

The artifact is a small, shallow bowl crafted from a reddish-brown stone typical of Egyptian material culture. The bowl's surface shows a smooth finish, except for a section with a blackened patch, possibly due to exposure to heat or soot deposition. Its simplicity in form and construction suggests utilitarian use.

daily life unknown good
Materials stone

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