Black-topped brown ware bowl
Description
Bowl, black topped. Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II, ca. 4500–4000 B.C. Pottery. Diam. 14 × H. 12.5 cm (5 1/2 in. × 4 15/16 in.); Diam. of rim: 10 cm (3 15/16 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
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.
Photograph of a small ceramic bowl with a dark (black) rim and body, and a brown/orange interior and lower exterior surface.
The object appears to be a hand-shaped pottery bowl with a rounded shoulder and flaring mouth. The rim and upper portion of the vessel are coated in a dark/black-brown slip or burnished surface, while the interior and lower exterior show an orange-brown fabric with darker, smoky/sooty patches from wear or firing. No carved relief or applied decoration is visible. The surface shows general abrasion and firing/usage marks; fine manufacturing details (e.g., wheel marks) are not clearly discernible from the image. There are no readable hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic inscriptions and no cartouches or royal names.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116432697 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 32.2.33 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 557616 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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