Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Situla amulet
Description
Bronze
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 small jug or vessel, possibly a weight.
The object is a small jug or vessel mounted on a wooden base, likely crafted from bronze given its greenish patina. The shape is simple with a broad lower body leading to a narrow neck and mouth, which suggests it might have been used as a weight. The bronze material shows signs of aging with corrosion visible on the surface.
unclear
unknown
good
Materials
bronzewood
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