Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) · vessel

amphora

Source of record: Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

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.

Painted terracotta sherd or fragment with a stylized black-and-red figure against an orange ground; no clear amphora-form features are visible.

The image shows a broken terracotta vessel fragment photographed against a plain background. The surface is orange-red and is decorated with black paint forming what appears to be a bird- or animal-like head/profile and surrounding lines; additional darker areas and small light specks are visible, consistent with preserved paint and firing wear. The fragment is wedge/curved in shape, but the full amphora vessel profile, handles, or diagnostic rim/base features are not visible in this view. No legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or text are present; only decorative painted motifs are visible. A black-and-white scale bar with alternating squares appears at the bottom of the image.

unclear unknown fragmentary
Materials painted terracotta (ceramic)

Connections

Found at Naukratis
Materials Painted Terracotta
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