Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Large Krater with Strap Handles
Description
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster) (crystalline and banded travertine, CL 2003)
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 ancient Egyptian alabaster vase with two prominent handles.
The artifact is an alabaster vase with a flared neck and two prominent handles extending from the body. It exhibits smooth craftsmanship typical of ancient Egyptian stone vessels. The vase appears to be well-preserved, with the natural patterns of the alabaster adding aesthetic value.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
alabaster
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276548 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.8.2 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547627 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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