Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Rough ware jar
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.
An ancient Egyptian pottery jar with a simple design.
The image depicts an ancient Egyptian pottery jar characterized by a simple, elongated shape typical of utilitarian ware. The jar appears to be made of clay and has a plain surface with no intricate designs or decorations. The style suggests it was used for everyday domestic purposes, possibly for storage or transport of goods.
daily life
unknown
good
Materials
clay
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116277203 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 36.1.56 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547137 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.