Jar from the tomb of Sennedjem
Description
Jar, wine. New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Painted red pottery. H. 30.5 cm (12 in); w. 16 cm (6 5/16 in). From: Tomb of Sennedjem (TT 1), Deir el-Medina, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations, 1885–86. Credit: Funds from various donors, 1886.
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.
Photograph of a small Egyptian pottery jar/bottle with red and white painted decoration and a bulbous body on a display stand.
The object appears to be a compact ceramic jar with a rounded shoulder and short neck. Its surface is painted in broad bands of red over a light/white ground, with a prominent central motif on the body: a red U-shaped form within a circular/wing-like blue-and-red painted design. The jar has small applied/attached handles or projections at the sides near the widest part. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible in the image; any dark marks near the base are not clear enough to transcribe. The piece is photographed against a dark background and is mounted on a metal stand.
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