Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Blue-painted Storage 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.
An ancient Egyptian pottery vase with decorative painted patterns.
The artifact is a pottery vase featuring intricate painted decorative patterns. The vase is predominantly reddish-brown and is adorned with alternating bands of blue and lined patterns. The craftsmanship reflects a high level of skill, with detailed geometric designs suggesting careful attention to decorative detail. The object's size and shape are typical of storage or ceremonial vessels, with a wide body and narrow neck.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Materials
ceramic
Connections
Materials
Ceramic
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116282109 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 55.92.2 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546069 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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