Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Jug
Description
Pottery (marl clay)
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.
Ancient Egyptian pottery jug with painted decoration.
The artifact is a pottery jug featuring a globular body, a narrow neck, and a single handle extending from the neck to the shoulder. It is decorated with bands of painted geometric patterns in red and black pigments. The technique and style suggest a simple yet functional design common in domestic settings.
daily life
New Kingdom
good
Materials
ceramic
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280145 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 16.10.426 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547032 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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