Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Decorated ware jar with lug handles
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 painted pottery jar with a lid, featuring geometric patterns.
The artifact is a pottery jar with a lid, displaying vertical geometric zigzag patterns in red ochre on a buff background. The jar has a small loop handle near the top. The style suggests it may be from the Naqada period known for its distinctive painted designs.
decorative
Predynastic
excellent
Materials
clay
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