Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Red polished ware bowl Predynastic, Naqada IHierakonpolis (Nekhen)
Description
Bowl, red polished ware. Predynastic, Naqada I, ca. 3900–3750 B.C. Pottery. Diam. 17.4 × H. 10 cm (6 7/8 × 3 15/16 in.); Diam. of rim: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.). From: Fort Cemetery (Hk 27), Radim, 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.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116415098 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 36.1.155 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547182 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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