Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Large high-shouldered jar
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.
An alabaster vase with banded patterns.
The artifact is a tall, elegant alabaster vase showcasing natural banding in shades of cream and brown. The vessel features a narrow base that widens into a bulbous body, topped with a flared rim. The smooth surface and fine craftsmanship reflect artistic skills, and it may have been used for ceremonial or practical purposes.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
alabaster
Connections
Materials
Alabaster
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116252359 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 21.2.8 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 543888 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.