Black-topped red ware jar
Description
Jar, black-topped. Predynastic, Naqada II, ca. 3650–3500 B.C. Pottery. H: 14 x Diam: 7.3 cm (5 1/2 x 2 7/8 in.). From: Cemetery B, Tomb B146, Abadiya, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: EEF excavations 1898–99. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899.
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.
A small ceramic jar with a blackened upper body (“black-topped”) and a reddish-brown lower section, shown front-on with a simple rounded shoulder and narrow neck opening.
The image depicts a single Predynastic-style red ware jar photographed against a plain light background. The vessel is ovoid with a narrower neck at the top; the upper portion (neck and shoulder area) appears coated or fired to a dark/black surface, while the lower portion is reddish-brown. The base is visible and is held up by a thin modern metal support stand. No painted decoration, figural scenes, or inscriptions are visible on the jar. The surface shows typical firing/surface variation with slight speckling and wear. No deities, royal names, or cartouches can be identified. No hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is present or legible in the image.
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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).
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