Cup with geometric decoration
Description
Cup, geometric. Meroitic Period, 1st–3rd century. Pottery, paint. H. 7.5 × Dia. 7.4 cm (2 15/16 × 2 15/16 in.). From: Cemetery 1, Grave 1007, 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.
Photograph of a small Egyptian/Roman-era pottery cup decorated with horizontal bands and large geometric oval/rectangular motifs painted in dark pigment.
The object is a cylindrical/bell-shaped ceramic cup with a slightly everted rim. The exterior is painted with multiple horizontal bands in dark color (black/brown) and a central register containing three large, vertically oriented oval/arch-shaped forms outlined in dark paint and filled with a lighter reddish-brown. Each large motif is accompanied by smaller dark marks near its sides, giving a stylized geometric pattern. No figurative scenes, legible hieroglyphs, or cartouches are visible. The base is not clearly shown; minor wear and paint loss appear along the rim and upper body. No modern labels or non-Egyptian scripts are visible in the image.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247855 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 13.125.37 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 552298 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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