Red polished ware jar
Description
Jar, red polished ware. Predynastic, Naqada II, ca. 3650–3300 B.C. Pottery. H: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.). From: Fort Cemetery (Hk 27), Tomb 29, Hierakonpolis (Nekhen), Southern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1934–35. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936.
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 red, polished pottery jar with a rounded body and short, flaring neck.
The image shows a single vessel photographed against a light background. The jar has a globular to pear-shaped body with a rounded shoulder, a short neck, and a slightly flaring rim. The surface is uniformly red to reddish-brown and appears burnished/polished, with visible wear and small areas of loss or abrasion. No painted decoration, relief, or sculpted motifs are clearly visible. There are no discernible hieroglyphs or other script. No visible metal mounts or additional materials are present beyond the ceramic body.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116279807 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 36.1.16 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547293 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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