Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Jar stand
Description
Glazed steatite
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 small, ancient Egyptian faience vessel with a rounded rim.
The artifact is a small, likely faience vessel, characterized by its glazed earthenware material and vibrant turquoise and brown colorations. The vessel's form is simple, with a broad, rounded rim and a tubular shape, typical of vessels used for holding small quantities of substances. The surface exhibits a glazed finish, indicative of faience craftsmanship, which was common in ancient Egyptian artifacts for its durability and aesthetic appeal.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281286 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 34.1.129 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546439 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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