Offering tray
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11–17, ca. 2124–1580 B.C. Pottery. L. 35.5 × W. 27.8 × H. 7.7 cm (14 in. × 10 15/16 in. × 3 1/16 in.). From: Dendera, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: EEF excavations, 1897–98. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1898.
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 shallow, basin-like offering tray of light-colored fired clay with a raised back section, shown in a three-quarter view.
The image depicts a pottery object shaped like an offering tray with a shallow central cavity. The tray has sloped sides and a thicker rim; one side shows chipped edges and surface wear. Inside the cavity, faint tool marks and shallow molded/pressed details are visible along the bottom. There is no clearly legible painted decoration or distinct carved hieroglyphs visible on the photographed surfaces. The overall surface is matte and weathered, with discoloration consistent with age or firing/usage wear. No cartouches, royal names, or deity figures are clearly identifiable from this view.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243544 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 98.4.40 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 555831 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.