Jug with painted decoration
Description
Jug, painted. Meroitic Period, 30 B.C.– A.D. 364. Pottery, paint. H. 24.8 × Dia. 19.3 cm (9 3/4 × 7 5/8 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.
A terracotta jug with a raised, strap-like handle and painted decoration arranged in horizontal bands around the body.
The object is a small pottery jug (amphora/jug form) with a rounded body that narrows to a short neck and simple everted rim. A single strap handle extends from the upper shoulder/neck area to the side of the vessel body. The surface is coated with orange-brown clay and decorated with painted motifs in dark and light tones: multiple horizontal registers filled with repeating patterns resembling triangular/chevron forms and broader banding. No legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or alphabetic text are visible in the provided image. The visible decoration is consistent with a painted ceramic vessel rather than carved or inscribed material.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247853 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 13.125.43 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 552301 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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