Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel

Bowl with Human Feet

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Description

Pottery (red polished ware)

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.

A red pottery bowl with a rounded base and small feet at the bottom.

The artifact is a red pottery bowl featuring a rounded, almost egg-like shape supported by small, sculpted feet. The surface appears smooth with a consistent finish, suggesting skilled craftsmanship. The color is a rich, earthy red, typical of some ancient pottery styles. The bowl's design is both functional and decorative, indicative of its use potentially beyond mere practicality.

daily life unknown excellent
Materials pottery

Connections

Materials Pottery

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116415126 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 10.176.113 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547212 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
  • 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.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.