Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Biconical alabastron with zones of bichrome decoration including floral elements, dancers, and Bes-like figures Ptolemaic PeriodNaukratis
Description
Vase, alabastron. Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 B.C. Faience. H. 11.8 × Greatest diam. 3.1 cm (4 5/8 × 1 1/4 in.). Possibly from: Naukratis, Western Delta. Credit: Purchase, Fletcher Fund and The Guide Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116273392 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 66.99.70 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 549697 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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