Wavy-handled jar with cross hatching design
Description
Jar, Wavy-handled. Predynastic Period, ca. 3850–2960 B.C. Pottery, paint. From: Cemetery R, Tomb R11A, Abadiya, Northern Upper Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: EEF excavations 1898–99. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899.
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 small Egyptian pottery jar with a rounded rim and a painted geometric pattern resembling cross-hatching/chevrons on the body.
The image shows a single terracotta/orange-brown jar photographed against a neutral background. The vessel has a rounded rim and appears to be decorated with dark painted lines forming X/diamond and zigzag/chevron motifs across the upper and central body, consistent with a cross-hatching design. A wavy/undulating band or handle-like feature is not clearly distinguishable as a distinct element; however, the overall catalog description of a wavy-handled jar is broadly consistent with the decorative complexity and the vessel form, while the specific “wavy handle” feature cannot be confirmed from this view. No cartouches, royal names, or hieroglyphic inscriptions are visible. No visible figurative elements or deity attributes are present.
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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.