Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Cup, metal, handle
Description
Copper alloy
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 bronze bowl with a handle, showing signs of wear or damage.
The image depicts a bronze bowl featuring a simple design with a single handle. The bowl's surface shows areas of wear or corrosion, revealing its historical age. It appears to be an example of functional ware from ancient Egypt, used possibly for daily activities or rituals. The craftsmanship suggests a utilitarian object rather than a highly decorative piece.
daily life
unknown
poor
Materials
bronze
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116246413 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 16.10.438 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544809 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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.