Storage Jar
Description
C-Group, ca. 2000–1600 B.C. Red and black ware, incised decoration. H. 17 cm (6 11/16 in.); Diam. 19 cm (7 1/2 in.). From: Cemetery 2, Grave 3, Faras, Lower Nubia, Nubia (Sudan). Excavation: University of Oxford Excavations in Nubia 1911–1912. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1913.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A reddish-brown storage jar with a narrow mouth, decorated with black incised/painted geometric patterns and a cross-like motif on the body.
The object appears to be a ceramic storage jar (globular body, slightly constricted rim). The rim is dark (black/dark-painted) and the upper neck area shows incised/painted geometric work. On the main body, a large central cross-like arrangement of rectangular/inscribed elements is visible, surrounded by smaller incised or dotted marks. Much of the surface shows wear and small losses, but the overall decorative scheme is geometric and incised/painted rather than figurative. No clearly legible hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or named rulers are visible in the provided view; the patterns look decorative and symbolic rather than readable writing. No deities are depicted in identifiable form.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116275460 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 13.125.29 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548347 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.