Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Black-topped brown ware bowl Matmar
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
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.
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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