Human Generated Data

Title

Sherd: Portion of the Floor, Footring, and Side Wall of a Meiping Bottle, or Possibly a Jar

Date

12th century

People

-

Classification

Fragments

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of David K. and Rita S. Jordt, 1995.1169.625

Human Generated Data

Title

Sherd: Portion of the Floor, Footring, and Side Wall of a Meiping Bottle, or Possibly a Jar

Date

12th century

Classification

Fragments

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of David K. and Rita S. Jordt, 1995.1169.625

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-01-09

Food 96.8
Pancake 83.7
Tortilla 67

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-26

no person 99.8
food 95.8
one 94.8
medicine 93.1
health 90.8
still life 88.5
nature 88.2
traditional 87.7
soap 87.7
delicious 84.1
clay 83.2
cake 82.5
grow 82.1
two 81.2
handmade 80.9
treatment 80.7
candy 78.8
retro 78.6
cream 78.3
broken 78

Imagga
created on 2022-01-09

food 48.6
bread 41.3
toilet seat 33.6
baked 30.9
diet 27.8
seat 27.2
meal 26.2
breakfast 25.8
delicious 25.6
bakery 25.4
healthy 25.2
fresh 23.5
toast 23
wheat 23
eating 22.7
loaf 22.3
brown 22.1
slice 21.8
tasty 21.7
nutrition 21
snack 20.5
furniture 19.9
cut 19.7
crust 19.3
lunch 18.9
dessert 18.5
gourmet 17.8
meat 17.1
pastry 16.9
cheese 16.2
dinner 16.2
sweet 15.8
plate 15.1
cake 15
fat 14.9
object 14.7
eat 14.3
furnishing 13.8
sandwich 13.7
whole 13.4
fruit 13.1
footwear 13
shoe 12.6
close 12.6
health 12.5
shoes 12.5
grain 12.4
bake 11.6
sliced 11.5
yellow 11.3
bun 11
organic 10.9
kitchen 10.7
homemade 10.6
objects 10.4
piece 10.4
butter 10.4
chocolate 10.1
studio 9.9
rye 9.8
cuisine 9.8
portion 9.7
unhealthy 9.6
restaurant 9.5
edible fruit 9.4
candy 9.2
traditional 9.1
seed 9.1
carbohydrates 8.8
leather 8.8
cooking 8.7
natural 8.7
cereal 8.7
pork 8.6
nobody 8.6
pair 8.5
confectionery 8.3
sugar 8.2
flour 8
crusty 7.9
wholesome 7.8
beef 7.8
seeds 7.7
texture 7.6
two 7.6
freshness 7.5
pepper 7.5
closeup 7.4
vegetable 7.3
black 7.2
device 7.2
dish 7.2
ingredient 7

Google
created on 2022-01-09

Beige 80.7
Natural material 76.8
Cap 76.3
Fashion accessory 67.5
Wool 65.2
Rectangle 64.4
Font 62.1
Cuisine 61.1
Rock 61
Art 56.9
Circle 53.4
Peach 51.5
Dish 50.6

Microsoft
created on 2022-01-09

cake 99.8
birthday cake 97.4
dessert 90.7
food 88.9
piece 79
baked goods 77.2
chocolate 56.4
slice 51
plant 42.5
close 24.3
eaten 22.4

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Bread

Clarifai

Baked goods

AWS Rekognition

Bread 96.8%

Clarifai

Baked goods 37.1%

Categories

Imagga
created on 2022-01-09

nature landscape 82.8%
text visuals 10.2%
beaches seaside 1.8%
cars vehicles 1.5%
food drinks 1.4%
interior objects 1.2%

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2022-01-09

a close up of a piece of cake 89.1%
a close up of a piece of cake on a plate 76.1%
a piece of cake 76%

Clarifai

Created by general-english-image-caption-clip on 2025-07-14

a close - up of the emerald and blue stone.

Salesforce

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

a photograph of a green and white ceramic object with a green and brown design

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4o-2024-11-20 on 2025-06-18

This image shows a small fragment of a ceramic object, featuring a smooth, green surface with slight imperfections and a weathered appearance. The fragment has a decorative pattern along the edge, resembling a geometric, meander-style design often seen in historical artifacts. The edges of the piece are uneven and broken, and the underside appears rough or unglazed. This artifact may originate from an ancient or historical pottery item.

Created by gpt-4o-2024-08-06 on 2025-06-18

The image depicts a fragment of a ceramic artifact. It appears to be a piece of pottery, likely a shard from a larger item, possibly a vessel or a decorative object. The fragment has a bluish-green glaze, and its surface is embellished with a pattern of straight and angular lines forming a geometric design. This design resembles a Greek key or meander pattern, which is a continuous line that forms a repeated motif. The edges of the fragment are uneven and broken, indicative of its incomplete and damaged state. Due to the style and glaze, it could be an artifact from an ancient or historical piece of pottery. The background of the image is plain and neutral, helping to highlight the fragment itself.

Anthropic Claude

Created by anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 on 2025-06-19

The image shows a piece of green stone or mineral with an interesting pattern on its surface. The stone appears to have a rough, irregular shape and a mottled green color with some darker green markings or designs. The pattern on the surface of the stone looks like it could be some kind of natural geological formation or texture. The overall appearance suggests this is a natural, unprocessed stone or rock sample.

Created by us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0 on 2025-06-19

This appears to be a fragment of ancient pottery or ceramic with a distinctive green glaze. The piece shows a decorative geometric pattern or border design running along one edge, featuring what looks like a repeating meander or key pattern typical of classical designs. The glaze has a celadon-like green color, and you can see where the glaze has worn away in some areas revealing the lighter clay body beneath. The fragment appears to be relatively flat with some slight curvature, suggesting it may have been part of a larger vessel or plate. The surface shows signs of age and wear, with some discoloration and weathering visible on both the glazed and unglazed portions.

Meta Llama

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-11b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-06-05

The image shows a piece of ceramic material that appears to be an ancient artifact.

The ceramic material is a light blue-green color and has a rough, uneven edge. It is rectangular in shape, with a flat top and bottom and slightly curved sides. The surface of the material is smooth, but it has some small imperfections and cracks.

The material is placed on a white background, which suggests that it may be part of a museum or archaeological collection. The overall appearance of the material suggests that it is quite old and has been well-preserved.

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-90b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-06-05

The image presents a close-up view of a piece of green ceramic, likely originating from an archaeological excavation. The ceramic fragment is positioned centrally in the frame, with its front side facing the camera and its top edge slightly angled towards the viewer.

The ceramic's surface features a light green glaze, which has partially worn off along the edges, revealing the underlying beige clay. A decorative pattern is visible on the front side, comprising two parallel lines that run along the length of the ceramic, with a series of short lines connecting them at regular intervals. The pattern is rendered in a darker shade of green than the glaze.

The background of the image is a plain white surface, which suggests that the photograph was taken in a controlled environment, such as a laboratory or museum setting. The overall atmosphere of the image is one of careful documentation and analysis, as if the ceramic fragment is being studied and preserved for future reference.

In summary, the image depicts a piece of green ceramic with a decorative pattern, likely from an archaeological excavation, set against a plain white background.

Amazon Nova

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

The image shows a fragment of an ancient ceramic object. The fragment is green in color and appears to be made of a type of pottery known as faience. The surface of the fragment is decorated with a geometric pattern consisting of lines and shapes. The edges of the fragment are rough and uneven, suggesting that it has been broken or damaged. The fragment appears to be a part of a larger object, possibly a vessel or a decorative piece.

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

The image features a broken piece of a green object, which appears to be a ceramic plate. The plate is broken into an irregular shape, with jagged edges and a rough surface. The plate has a geometric pattern that appears to be a combination of squares and triangles. The plate is made of a ceramic material that has a smooth, glossy surface. The plate is placed on a white surface, which could be a table or a shelf.

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-17

Here is a description of the image:

The image shows a fragment of an ancient ceramic piece. It appears to be a piece of a bowl or plate, as it has a curved shape. The ceramic is painted with a teal/green glaze, and has an interesting, old design. The outside is a darker shade of teal/green, and has a repeated, geometric pattern, resembling a meander or Greek key design. The broken edges of the fragment reveal the unglazed, rough, tan-colored clay beneath the glaze. There are also a few tiny dark spots scattered across the surface, suggesting the piece's age and wear. The background is a solid white.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-17

A fragment of an old ceramic bowl rests on a white background. The ceramic piece, characterized by its irregular shape, showcases a faded blue-green hue, hinting at its age. Close examination reveals a darker green band encircling the fragment, ornamented with a classic Greek key design, lending a sense of historical charm to the artifact. The edges of the shard, raw and unpolished, display a coarser, sand-like texture in a muted tan color, contrasting with the smoother, glazed surfaces. Subtle imperfections, such as small brown specks, are visible on the surface of the shard, further emphasizing its antique nature.

Mistral Pixtral

Created by us.mistral.pixtral-large-2502-v1:0 on 2025-06-02

The image depicts a fragment of what appears to be a ceramic or pottery object. The fragment is irregularly shaped and has a glazed surface with a light green color. The glaze is slightly uneven and shows some small brownish spots, possibly due to age or firing imperfections.

The edge of the fragment has a distinct design, featuring a band of rectangular or square patterns that are etched or molded into the surface. This decorative band is darker in color, likely due to a different glaze or clay composition. The overall appearance suggests that this fragment is from an older, possibly ancient, piece of pottery or ceramic ware. The style and decoration might indicate a specific cultural or historical context, but more information would be needed to identify its exact origin.

Qwen

Created by Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-7B-Instruct on 2025-07-10

The image shows a fragment of what appears to be an ancient ceramic object. The ceramic piece is predominantly green in color, with a textured surface that has a slightly rough, uneven appearance. The edges are rounded and exhibit a worn, aged look, suggesting it is an artifact that has been exposed to the elements or used for a long period. On the bottom side of the fragment, there is an embossed or impressed pattern consisting of geometric shapes, possibly squares or rectangles, arranged in a row. The surface of the ceramic has some small specks and imperfections, and there are visible signs of wear, including chipped edges and slight discoloration, typical of an artifact that has aged over time. The background of the image is plain white, which contrasts with the green and brownish hues of the ceramic fragment.

Created by Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-72B-Instruct on 2025-07-10

This image shows a piece of ancient pottery or ceramic artifact, likely a fragment of a larger object. The fragment has a greenish glaze on its surface, which is characteristic of certain types of ancient pottery. The glaze appears to have a slightly uneven texture, with some areas showing a lighter shade and others a darker shade, possibly due to variations in the glazing process or wear over time.

The fragment has a rectangular shape with rounded edges and a flat top. The edges are uneven, suggesting that this is indeed a broken piece of a larger item. The underside of the fragment is visible, showing a lighter, unglazed area with a rough texture. There are also some engraved or incised lines on the underside, forming a geometric pattern that looks like a series of connected squares or rectangles.

The overall condition of the fragment suggests that it is quite old, possibly dating back to an ancient civilization. The glaze and the style of the incised lines could help in identifying the specific culture and time period from which this artifact originates. The artifact is presented against a plain white background, which helps to highlight its features and details.