Human Generated Data

Title

Fragment of a Vessel w/Painted Vine Tendril

Date

-

People

-

Classification

Fragments

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University; deposited by Professor J. M. Paton, 1977.216.2123.180

Human Generated Data

Title

Fragment of a Vessel w/Painted Vine Tendril

Classification

Fragments

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University; deposited by Professor J. M. Paton, 1977.216.2123.180

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-01-22

Fossil 98
Pottery 81
Soil 70.1
Archaeology 62.7
Text 61.9
Jar 58.1
Slate 56.1
Bronze 55.6

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-26

no person 99.4
one 99.1
rock 98
prehistoric 94
stone 93.8
art 93.2
food 93
ancient 92.8
geology 89.4
sculpture 89.2
nature 88.6
disjunct 87.5
quartz 87.4
rough 87.3
wear 86.3
fish 86.2
old 86.2
heavy 86.1
people 84.6
still life 84.4

Imagga
created on 2022-01-22

chocolate 100
food 82.8
brown 35.3
dessert 34.8
slice 33.7
cake 32
sweet 31.6
delicious 31.4
pastry 28.5
bakery 27.8
bread 27.7
sugar 27.6
tasty 27.6
piece 24.7
eat 24.3
snack 23.9
candy 19.9
meal 19.5
plate 18.6
close 18.3
nutrition 17.6
cream 17
toast 17
loaf 16.5
diet 16.2
gourmet 16.1
healthy 15.7
closeup 15.5
wheat 15.2
fresh 15
baked 15
pie 14.6
bake 14.5
cut 14.3
wallet 14.3
footstool 14.3
breakfast 14.1
eating 13.5
crust 12.6
treat 12.4
container 12.1
cocoa 11.9
seat 11.9
dark 11.7
box 11.6
stool 11.4
fat 11.2
nobody 10.9
calorie 10.6
texture 10.4
black 10.2
paper 10.2
decoration 10.2
grain 10.2
dish 10
binding 9.8
creamy 9.8
detail 9.7
yummy 9.6
unhealthy 9.6
baker 8.8
indulgence 8.8
celebration 8.8
cooking 8.7
baking 8.7
homemade 8.7
restaurant 8.6
case 8.6
flavor 8.6
dinner 8.4
furniture 8.1
cacao 7.9
fattening 7.8
icing 7.8
biscuit 7.8
flour 7.8
pieces 7.8
gift 7.7
cereal 7.7
milk 7.6
studio 7.6
purse 7.5
sauce 7.5
fruit 7.3
object 7.3
bag 7.2
holiday 7.2
kitchen 7.2
cuisine 7.1

Google
created on 2022-01-22

Brown 98
Rectangle 84.9
Artifact 80
Font 76.4
Tints and shades 76
Wood 67.9
Fashion accessory 65.4
Natural material 65.2
Rock 64.4
Carmine 61
Soil 59.9
Triangle 58.9
Art 53
Pattern 52.7
Metal 51.8
Circle 50.4

Microsoft
created on 2022-01-22

cake 98.5
chocolate 90.8
piece 73.5
square 27.1

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Rug

Clarifai

Baked goods

AWS Rekognition

Rug 93.9%

Categories

Imagga
created on 2022-01-22

food drinks 78.3%
paintings art 21.3%

Captions

Clarifai

Created by general-english-image-caption-clip on 2025-07-12

a close - up of the rock.

Salesforce

Created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-04-29

a photograph of a piece of pottery with a painting of a man on it

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4o-2024-11-20 on 2025-06-12

This image is of a broken fragment of an ancient ceramic vessel, likely produced in a historical or archaeological context. The shard showcases part of the decorative elements that were once part of the original piece. It has a black glaze background with a horizontal wavy line running across its surface, interspersed with repetitive leaf-like shapes and small dot patterns in a lighter color, possibly a natural tan or beige from the base clay. The edges of the fragment reveal the terracotta beneath the black surface. The fragment has an irregular shape due to its damaged state.

Created by gpt-4o-2024-08-06 on 2025-06-12

The image shows a fragment of ancient pottery, possibly Greek. The shard appears to be part of a larger vessel, as indicated by its curved edges and broken surface. The pottery is made of terracotta and has a black painted surface. The decoration includes a wavy line pattern with dots and leaf-like shapes, painted in a lighter color that contrasts with the black background. The fragment's surface shows signs of wear and aging, indicating its historical significance and antiquity.

Anthropic Claude

Created by anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 on 2025-06-21

The image appears to show a fragment of rock or stone with intricate patterns and textures. The surface is predominantly dark in color, with irregular shapes and lines of a lighter, orange-brown hue running through it. The overall appearance suggests this could be a piece of ancient rock art or a natural geological formation with interesting visual characteristics.

Created by us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0 on 2025-06-21

This appears to be a fragment of ancient pottery or ceramics. The piece shows a terracotta or orange-colored clay base with a black glazed or painted surface. There appears to be some decorative pattern or design visible in the terracotta color against the black background, possibly showing some kind of floral or vine-like motif. The fragment has irregular edges suggesting it's broken from a larger vessel or piece. This style is reminiscent of ancient Greek pottery, particularly black-figure or red-figure pottery techniques, though without more context it's difficult to determine its exact origin. The surface shows some wear and deterioration, with spots where the black coating has flaked or worn away, revealing the natural clay color underneath.

Meta Llama

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-11b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-06-04

The image presents a close-up view of an ancient, weathered ceramic fragment featuring a black and tan design.

The ceramic fragment is positioned at an angle, with its top-right corner pointing towards the upper right of the image. It has a rough, irregular shape, with a tan-colored border around the edges. The majority of the fragment is black, adorned with tan designs that appear to depict a person swimming or running in the water, accompanied by additional tan markings.

The background of the image is white, suggesting that it may be a product photo for an online store or a museum display. The overall appearance of the image implies that the ceramic fragment is an artifact from an ancient civilization, possibly used for ceremonial or decorative purposes.

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-90b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-06-04

The image shows a piece of pottery with a black design on it. The pottery is broken and has a rough edge, suggesting that it was once part of a larger vessel. The black design appears to be some sort of pattern or decoration, but it is not clear what it represents.

The pottery is placed on a white background, which helps to highlight its features. The overall effect is one of simplicity and elegance, with the black design standing out against the plain white background.

It's worth noting that the image appears to be a photograph of an archaeological artifact, possibly from an ancient civilization. The style of the pottery and the design on it suggest that it may be from a specific cultural or historical context, but without more information, it is difficult to say for certain.

Amazon Nova

Created by amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 on 2025-06-03

The image depicts a fragment of an ancient ceramic or pottery piece. The fragment is irregularly shaped, suggesting it is a part of a larger object that has broken into pieces. The surface of the fragment is primarily dark brown or black, with areas of lighter brown and hints of orange. The design on the fragment appears to be an intricate pattern of swirling lines and shapes, possibly floral or abstract in nature. The lines are painted in a lighter color, likely a shade of brown or orange, and contrast with the darker background. The fragment's edges are rough and uneven, indicating that it has been broken or weathered over time. The overall appearance of the fragment suggests it is from an ancient civilization, possibly from a period where pottery was crafted with decorative designs.

Created by amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 on 2025-06-03

The image features a fragment of a ceramic object. The object has a rough, uneven surface and appears to be made of clay. The object is brown in color, with black and yellow designs on it. The black designs are in the form of lines and curves, while the yellow designs are in the form of dots and lines. The object seems to be a piece of pottery.

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-06

The image shows a fragment of an ancient Greek pottery sherd. The sherd is a piece of a broken ceramic vessel, likely a vase or bowl. The pottery has a dark, possibly black, painted surface that forms the decoration. On the black surface, a wavy line design, possibly representing a water pattern, is painted in a lighter, beige color. Dots and small round shapes are also incorporated into the design. The pottery itself is a light brown or terracotta color, showing the underlying clay. The edges of the sherd are irregular, confirming that it is a broken piece. The artifact is lying on a plain, white background.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-06

Here is a description of the image:

The image shows a fragment of an ancient pottery vessel. The sherd is roughly rectangular but with irregular, broken edges. The color of the clay is a reddish-brown. The fragment features black-glazed decoration, typical of ancient Greek pottery.

The decoration consists of two horizontal bands of black glaze, separated by a line of the reddish-brown clay. Between the upper band and the line is a decorative pattern composed of a wavy line with small, round shapes interspersed along its length. The black glaze has some imperfections, with small areas where the reddish-brown clay shows through. There are also some minor chips and scratches on the surface of the glaze, suggesting its age and wear. The sherd appears to be photographed against a plain, light-colored background.

Mistral Pixtral

Created by us.mistral.pixtral-large-2502-v1:0 on 2025-06-05

The image depicts a fragment of ancient pottery, likely a sherd (a broken piece of ceramic material). The fragment is primarily composed of terracotta, which is a type of earthenware with a reddish-brown color.

The surface of the pottery sherd is decorated with black slip (a thin, liquid clay mixture) that has been painted in a specific pattern. The pattern consists of horizontal bands and wavy lines, with some circular or dot-like shapes interspersed within the design. The black slip contrasts sharply with the reddish-brown terracotta background, creating a visually striking effect.

The edges of the fragment are irregular, indicating that it has been broken off from a larger piece of pottery. The overall condition of the sherd suggests that it is an archaeological artifact, possibly from an ancient civilization. The design and style of the decoration could provide clues about its cultural and historical context.

Qwen

Created by Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-7B-Instruct on 2025-07-14

This image shows a fragment of what appears to be an ancient ceramic or pottery piece. The surface of the fragment is decorated with a design that includes a wavy pattern and small circular motifs. The color scheme is primarily black and brownish-orange, with the black areas likely representing a painted or incised design on a clay body that has been fired to a reddish-brown color. The fragment has an irregular shape, suggesting it is a piece of the original object that has been broken. The design and coloration are indicative of styles often found in ancient Greek pottery, particularly from the black-figure or red-figure techniques of the Geometric, Protogeometric, or Archaic periods.

Created by Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-72B-Instruct on 2025-07-14

The image shows a fragment of ancient pottery, likely from a vessel such as a cup or bowl. The fragment is terracotta in color, indicating it was made from clay that was fired at a high temperature. The surface of the fragment is partially covered with a dark slip or paint, which has worn away in places, revealing the underlying clay material.

There are decorative elements on the fragment, including a horizontal band of light-colored paint or slip that separates the upper and lower sections. Above this band, there is a series of small, rounded shapes and curving lines, possibly representing stylized waves or other abstract designs. Below the band, the surface is mostly dark, with some areas where the dark slip has worn away, exposing the clay underneath.

The edges of the fragment are irregular, suggesting that it is a broken piece of a larger object. The overall condition of the fragment indicates that it is an archaeological artifact, possibly dating back to an ancient civilization. The style of decoration and the material suggest it could be from a Mediterranean or Near Eastern culture, but more specific details would be needed to determine its exact origin and age.