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

Shallow bowl with a recurved rim

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

Description

Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

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 finely crafted chalcedony bowl.

The image depicts a beautifully crafted bowl made from banded chalcedony. It features smooth, flowing lines with a slightly flaring rim. The natural banding of the chalcedony creates an aesthetic visual effect, showcasing the artisan's skill in working with this semi-precious stone common in ancient Egyptian art.

decorative unclear excellent
Materials chalcedony

Connections

Materials Chalcedony

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116252358 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 10.176.158 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 543887 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.