Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
White cross-lined ware beaker with Nile River scene
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.
Red clay vessel featuring fish motifs.
The artifact is a red clay vessel decorated with painted fish designs. The composition features multiple fish arranged horizontally with a repetitive, stylized pattern. The craftsmanship suggests careful attention to detail, representative of artistic styles seen in ancient Egyptian ceramics. The texture and coloration are indicative of pottery techniques used during the Predynastic period.
decorative
Predynastic
good
Materials
clay
Connections
Materials
Clay
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116279870 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 12.182.14 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547274 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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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