Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel

Faience Ribbed Jar

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Description

Faience

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A blue-green faience jar with ribbed texture.

The artifact is a small jar made of faience, a glazed ceramic material, notable for its bright blue-green color. It features a ribbed texture encircling the body, typical of decorative styles used in Egyptian art for both functional and aesthetic purposes. The smooth, slightly tapering neck showcases the high craftsmanship and attention to detail inherent in Egyptian pottery.

decorative New Kingdom excellent
Materials faience

Connections

Materials Faience

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116408949 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 2021.41.164 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 329959 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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).
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.