Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Stone Jug
Description
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
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.
An ancient Egyptian alabaster jar with a handle and lid.
The artifact is a well-preserved alabaster jar characterized by its smooth surface and banded coloration, typical of Egyptian stone vessels. It features a rounded body, a single handle, and a fitted lid, showcasing skilled craftsmanship. The jar's elegant form and use of fine material suggest it likely held significant contents, possibly used in religious or funerary contexts.
unclear
unknown
excellent
Materials
alabaster
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116246430 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 16.10.424a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544806 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).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.