Shallow bowl
Description
Bowl, shallow. Predynastic Period, ca. 3850–2960 B.C. Pottery. From: Cemetery C, Tomb C87, Abadiya, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: EEF excavations 1898–99. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899.
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 small terracotta/pottery shallow bowl with a rounded, slightly flared rim and weathered surface.
The image shows a single shallow bowl photographed against a plain background. The vessel is reddish-brown with a smooth, slightly worn exterior and interior. The rim is broad and gently rounded, tapering down to a narrower base; the overall profile appears conical/bowl-shaped. No painted decoration, carved scenes, or legible inscriptions are visible. Minor surface discoloration and a small light patch/mark on the exterior near the upper area are present, consistent with age and wear. No hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text can be confidently identified, and no cartouches or royal names are visible.
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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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