Jar with Motifs of Plants and Water
Description
Jar, decorated ware. Late Naqada II, ca. 3450–3300 B.C. Pottery, paint (Decorated ware). H: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); diam: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.). From: Cemetery R, Tomb R40H, 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 painted ceramic jar with a narrow neck and rounded body decorated with wavy and chevron-like motifs and a central plant/water-like motif.
The image shows a hand-sized jar made of plain beige clay with a slightly flared rim. The painted decoration consists of repeating dark lines that form zigzag/chevron bands across the upper body and a larger central motif resembling radiating or fan-like curved lines with a vertical element at the center. The overall patterning is consistent with stylized water/vegetation themes (e.g., waves or plant growth rings), though the exact iconographic elements cannot be fully confirmed from the photograph alone. No clear hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. No deities or royal cartouches appear. A small red patch/paint spot is also visible near the lower left/left of center.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116277023 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 99.4.137 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547243 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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