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

Jar with two handles

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Description

Pottery, paint

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.

Ancient Egyptian pottery vessel with spiral decorations.

This is a pottery vessel with a bulbous body and two loop handles. The decoration features swirling spiral patterns painted on the surface, which is typical of early Egyptian ceramic art. The pot is unglazed and appears to be made of clay.

decorative Predynastic good
Materials clay

Connections

Materials Clay
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