Handle from metal vase
Description
Vase handle. Roman Period, 30 B.C.–A.D. 364. Bronze or copper alloy. H. 6.3 × W. 7.7 × Th. 0.4 cm (2 1/2 × 3 1/16 × 3/16 in.). From: Oxyrhynchus (Bahnasa), Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: EEF excavations 1904–05. Credit: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1905.
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 curved metal handle fragment with two projecting terminals, preserved in greenish corrosion consistent with a copper alloy.
The image shows a standalone, curved bronze/copper-alloy handle-like element photographed against a light background. The piece has an arched ring form with two ends; each end terminates in a short hook-like projection. The surface is heavily patinated, with green corrosion products along the entire visible exterior and some darker mottling. Near the upper left section of the inner curve there are a few incised/etched marks or possible worn lettering-like strokes, but no clear, confidently readable hieroglyphs, Greek, or other script are visible. No iconography of deities or a cartouche/royal name can be identified from the fragment as shown. No inscription is clearly legible enough to quote.
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- 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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