Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Wavy-handled ware jar Predynastic, Naqada IIHierakonpolis (Nekhen)
Description
Jar, wavy-handled. Predynastic, Naqada II, ca. 3500 B.C. Pottery. H: 30.5 cm (12 in.). From: Fort Cemetery (Hk 27), Tomb 17, Hierakonpolis (Nekhen), Southern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1934–35. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Connections
Found at
Hierakonpolis (Nekhen)
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116279866 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 36.1.83 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547141 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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