Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · architecture
Reliefs from the tomb of Meketre
Description
Limestone, paint
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 an ancient Egyptian pottery piece with painted decoration.
The image depicts a fragmentary piece of pottery, showcasing remnants of decoration with notable black and reddish-brown painted designs. The fragment is shaped irregularly, indicating breakage from a larger vessel. The painted design features curves and bands, common in decorative motifs from various Egyptian periods.
decorative
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
pottery
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