Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Senwosret (?), Oil jar
Description
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
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 alabaster vessel, likely used for holding liquids or offerings.
The image depicts a small vessel made from alabaster, characterized by its smooth texture and light color. The vessel has a conical shape with a slightly flared rim. It is simple in design, suggesting everyday usage or possibly ritualistic purposes. Alabaster, known for its translucency and softness, was commonly used in ancient Egypt for crafting various containers and symbolic items.
daily life
unknown
excellent
Materials
alabaster
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281252 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 34.1.163 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546458 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.