Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Bowl Matmar
Description
Bowl, rough red pottery. Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II, ca. 4500–4000 B.C. Pottery. H. 11 cm (4 5/16 in); diam. 23 cm (9 1/16 in). From: Cemetery 3100, Thrown out of grave, Matmar, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: BSAE/Brunton excavations, 1931. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1932.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
Faint, abstract incised/painted marks; no legible hieroglyphic text or cartouche visible in the provided image.
Connections
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Matmar
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