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

Wine jar with early <em>serekh</em>

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

Description

Pottery

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 terracotta vessel with an engraved section.

The image depicts a tall, conical terracotta vessel with a rounded lip and narrow base. The surface is plain except for an engraved section which includes some hieroglyphic signs. The style is simple, indicative of practical use, with a smooth surface and minimalist decoration.

decorative unknown excellent
Materials terracotta
Signs Djed pillar
Visible text "𓈖𓂋𓏏𓊖"

Connections

Materials Terracotta
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  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
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