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

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Description

Hard wood

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 photograph of a simple, ancient Egyptian chalice or goblet.

The image depicts a plain, ancient Egyptian chalice or goblet, characterized by its smooth, flaring bowl and a narrow, slightly elongated stem. The vessel is likely composed of a stone material, typical of vessels from the Old Kingdom. Its form is elegant yet utilitarian, with no evident surface decoration.

daily life Old Kingdom good
Materials stone

Connections

Found at Asasif
Materials Stone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116243674 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 19.3.46 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545601 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.