Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Tell el-Yahudiya-ware jar
Description
Pottery
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 decorated brown ceramic vessel with incised patterns.
The artifact is a brown ceramic vessel with intricate incised patterns featuring geometric shapes and possibly floral motifs. The design is reminiscent of early decorative styles with a symmetrical arrangement, emphasizing balance and harmony. The vessel appears to be partially reconstructed with visible cracks and joins.
decorative
Predynastic
fragmentary
Materials
ceramic
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280968 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.1.68 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546615 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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