Jar with painted vines
Description
Jar, vines. Meroitic Period, 270 B.C.–A.D. 320. Pottery, paint. From: Faras, Nubia, Egypt and Sudan. Excavation: Oxford Expedition to Nubia excavations. Subject: Vines. Credit: Gift of Oxford University Expedition to Nubia, 1926.
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 terracotta pottery jar with a narrow neck and painted decorative bands resembling vines or foliage on the body.
The image shows an ovoid red/orange clay jar viewed front-on. The vessel has a short, slightly flared mouth/neck and a rounded shoulder transitioning to a rounded body. Across the mid-to-lower portion of the jar there are dark paint bands consisting of repeating curved/leaf-like motifs; above these, a horizontal strip of lighter/darker paint and small paired marks suggest stylized vine growth. There is visible surface wear, small losses, and scattered dark stains/firing marks. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or readable alphabetic text are visible; the painted decoration appears non-textual or too ambiguous to transcribe. The object is displayed on a modern stand with metal supports.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247873 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.4.68 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 552295 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).
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