Two-handled Jar
Description
jar, two-handled. Roman Period, ca. 1st–2nd century A.D. Faience. H. 18.4 × Diam. (rim) 17.4 × W. 20.2 cm (7 1/4 × 6 7/8 × 7 15/16 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020.
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.
The image shows a small two-handled Egyptian faience jar with a rounded body, flared rim, and decorative banding on the front and sides.
A turquoise-blue faience jar is photographed against a neutral gray background. The vessel has two opposing loop handles rising from the upper shoulder to the rim area. The top opening is covered by a wide, rounded rim. The body is decorated with a broad horizontal band encircling the midsection and a central motif that appears like a stylized triangular or arched form beneath the band. Additional radiating/feather-like lines flank the central motif. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or named royal titulary are legible from the image; the marks look purely decorative and/or too worn to read. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The surface shows typical faience glazing with some minor wear/chipping.
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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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