Jug in the shape of a woman's head
Description
Jug, woman's head. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. Pottery, paint. H. 15 cm (5 7/8 in). From: Teti Pyramid Cemetery, Saqqara, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: Egyptian Antiquities Service excavations, 1926. Subject: Heads, Women. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1926.
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.
Small red-painted pottery jug molded in the form of a woman’s head and upper neck, with a protruding spout-like rim at the top.
The image shows a handheld-sized ceramic vessel shaped as a stylized female head attached to a rounded body. The head has incised/painted facial features: almond-shaped eyes, a nose, and a closed mouth; the hair is modeled in bands and covers the sides of the head, with an overall wig-like profile. The top of the vessel has an opening/rim that functions as the spout or mouth of the jug. The entire object is coated in reddish-orange paint with visible wear and scuffs; fine surface losses are present but the overall form is intact. No clearly legible hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible on the surface in this view.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116246268 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.2.30 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544869 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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