Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel

Jar, double

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Description

New Kingdom, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. Pottery. H. 11 × W. 12 cm (4 5/16 × 4 3/4 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915.

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 painted pottery double-jar with two bulbous vessels joined together, featuring a loop handle on the larger vessel and dark speckled decoration.

The image shows two ceramic vessels placed side-by-side and joined at the shoulder area, consistent with a “double jar.” The left vessel is smaller with a rounded body and a narrow neck; the right vessel is larger with a broader body, a short neck, and a prominent circular loop handle arching over the top. Both vessels are covered with light brown/yellowish slip or glaze and have dark, irregular speckling/patches across the surfaces. No clear hieroglyphs or cartouches are visible as part of any inscription, but there is a small dark red or brown handwritten-looking marking near the lower right portion of the larger vessel (appears like a catalog/collection inventory mark rather than Egyptian text). The background is plain and the lighting highlights surface wear and firing pitting.

daily life New Kingdom (as catalogued); exact sub-period unclear from image alone. good
Materials potterypaint/slip (light brown/yellow)dark pigment decoration

Connections

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116244423 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 30.8.213 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 554825 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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