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

Jug

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 tall, slender Egyptian jar with a small handle and narrow neck.

The artifact is a slender jar made from a light-colored material, likely stone or pottery. It features a small, simple handle near the narrow neck, which slightly flares out at the top forming a smooth rim. The surface appears smooth and polished, with no distinct inscriptions or ornamentations visible.

unclear unknown excellent
Materials stone

Connections

Materials Stone
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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.
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