Rough ware storage jar
Description
Jar, rough ware. Predynastic, Naqada II, ca. 3500–3300 B.C. Pottery. H: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.). From: Fort Cemetery (Hk 27), Tomb 4, Hierakonpolis (Nekhen), Southern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1934–35. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936.
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 large, plain rough-ware storage jar (tall, tapering body) shown in profile, with a rounded rim and no visible decoration or text.
The object is a handmade pottery jar with a broad shoulder tapering toward a narrow base. The rim is thickened and rounded. The surface appears uneven and coarse, with small cracks/abrasions and abrasion consistent with rough ware; no painted decoration, applied handles, or clear incisions are visible. The image does not show any legible hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text; no cartouches or royal names are present. The jar is photographed against a light gray background with lighting that emphasizes the mottled tan/brown fabric and surface wear.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116277214 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 36.1.45 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547136 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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