Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel

Fragment From Decorated Bowl

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

Black bronze with gold, silver, and copper inlays

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.

Fragment of a decorative Egyptian artifact with intricate patterns.

The artifact is a fragment featuring intricate, geometric patterns with red, white, and yellow pigments against a dark background. The pattern suggests a symmetrical design possibly used for decorative purposes. The craftsmanship and use of pigment indicate advanced techniques in artifact creation.

decorative unknown fragmentary
Materials woodpigments

Connections

Materials WoodPigments
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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.
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