Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Bowl with floral and geometric designs Meroitic PeriodFaras
Description
Meroitic Period, 1st–3rd century. Pottery, paint. h. 6.7 cm (2 5/6 in); diam. 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in). From: Cemetery 1, Grave 858, 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
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 Q116247869 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 13.125.35 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 552296 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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