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

Vessel used as a septic filter

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Description

Copper alloy

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 fragmentary ancient Egyptian bronze vessel, likely used for storage or ceremonial purposes.

The object depicted is a fragmentary bronze vessel with a greenish patina, typical of oxidized bronze. The vessel's exterior is dotted with corrosion marks, indicative of age and prolonged exposure to the elements. The shape is incomplete, suggesting it was originally part of a larger object. Its placement on a wooden stand implies it is a museum display piece.

unclear unknown fragmentary
Materials bronze

Connections

Found at Lisht North
Materials Bronze

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116280967 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 22.1.1013 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546617 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.