Vase fragment
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1981–1640 B.C. Blue faience. h. 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in); w. 4 cm (1 9/16 in). From: Cemetery, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1915.
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 broken fragment of a turquoise-blue glazed ceramic/faience object, with partial painted incised lines resembling hieroglyphic or decorative marks.
The image shows a small, roughly rectangular fragment with irregular edges. The visible surface is turquoise-blue with a thin, glossy glaze consistent with faience coloration. On the left side, a set of dark green/black lines forms a vertical cluster and a horizontal element, resembling either worn painted decoration or incompletely preserved hieroglyphic signs; no complete readable inscription is visible. No identifiable royal names, cartouches, or deity figures are present. The background and lighting are consistent with a museum catalog photograph; no additional text in Greek, Coptic, or Arabic is visible.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276195 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 15.3.911 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 560902 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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.