Ovoid jar
Description
Jar, ovoid. Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1, ca. 3100–2649 B.C. Pottery. H. 18 cm (7 1/16 in.); Diam. 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). From: Tarkhan, Fayum Entrance Area, Egypt. Excavation: BSAE excavations 1911-1913. Credit: Gift of The Egyptian Research Account and British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1912.
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 plain ovoid ceramic jar with a rounded body and narrow neck/opening, photographed against a neutral background.
The object is a pottery vessel shaped like an ovoid jar: it has a rounded, bulbous body that tapers slightly toward the top and a relatively narrow mouth/neck. The surface is reddish-brown with weathering and small pits/abrasions, suggesting age or firing irregularities. A thin lip/edge is visible at the rim. No painted decoration, relief, or appliqué ornamentation is clearly visible. No hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible on the exterior surface in this image. No cartouches or royal names can be identified, and no deities are depicted.
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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).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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