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Classic Kerma Beaker

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Description

Beaker, classic Kerma. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13, ca. 1802–1640 B.C. Pottery. H. 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); Greatest diam. 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.). From: Tomb 525, Abydos, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: Garstang excavations 1908. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1920.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A simple globular/bell-shaped ceramic beaker with a dark gray/black rim and body, decorated with a broad orange-red band and lighter worn patches around the midsection.

The image shows a single small beaker formed from pottery. The vessel has a wide mouth, slightly flaring outward, and a rounded/bell-shaped body that narrows toward a flat or minimally visible base. The rim appears dark gray to black. The exterior surface is predominantly dark gray/black with a prominent horizontal orange-red band running around the midsection; above and below the band there are areas of scuffed wear and lighter discoloration/paint loss. No painted hieroglyphs, symbols, cartouches, or inscriptions are clearly legible on the visible surfaces. There are no clear indications of metal, stone, or organic materials beyond the ceramic fabric and slip/paint layers. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible.

daily life Middle Kingdom (per catalogue); style of painted band decoration, exact sub-period unclear from image alone good
Materials pottery

Connections

Found at Abydos
Materials Pottery

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116243359 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 20.2.45 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545772 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.
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.