Human Generated Data

Title

Sherd

Date

-

People

-

Classification

Fragments

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. George C. Scanlon, 1970.157.138

Human Generated Data

Title

Sherd

Classification

Fragments

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. George C. Scanlon, 1970.157.138

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2019-07-08

Bread 99.9
Food 99.9
Dessert 93.1
Pastry 83.2
Cake 70
Pie 64.1

Clarifai
created on 2019-07-08

gem 99.3
precious 98.8
jewelry 96.9
food 96.8
disjunct 96.1
stranded 96
treasure 95.9
isolate 95.7
desktop 95.4
single 95.1
no person 93.6
sweet 93.3
refreshment 92.9
quartz 92.1
sugar 92
round out 91.3
traditional 91.2
decoration 91.1
stone 90.9
delicious 90.6

Imagga
created on 2019-07-08

confectionery 55.4
food 49.9
candy 48.1
snack 43.6
dessert 34.4
sweet 34
pastry 30.5
tasty 29.3
chocolate 27.7
cake 27.3
brown 27.3
bread 26.4
gourmet 25.5
toast 25.1
delicious 24.8
slice 24.6
baked 24.4
meal 22.7
sugar 22.3
eat 21.8
breakfast 21.2
close 21.1
diet 20.2
bakery 18.1
healthy 17.7
nutrition 17.6
wheat 17.3
lunch 17.2
nobody 17.1
fresh 16.4
unhealthy 16.3
dinner 16
cupcake 15.7
conserve 15.3
eating 15.2
treat 14.3
yellow 13.9
studio 13.7
junk 13.6
plate 13.6
crust 13.6
bun 12.7
muffin 12.1
cheese 11.7
sandwich 11.6
homemade 11.6
single 11.5
piece 11.4
celebration 11.2
closeup 10.8
objects 10.5
butter 10
color 10
icing 9.8
bake 9.6
object 9.5
cream 9.4
grain 9.2
cakes 8.8
loaf 8.7
decoration 8.7
refreshment 8.6
roll 8.5
fat 8.4
cup 8.2
frosting 7.9
cooking 7.9
fattening 7.8
ham 7.8
pie 7.8
gift 7.8
cucumber 7.7
milk 7.6
fruit 7.5
box 7.4
chip 7.3
meat 7.2
holiday 7.2
ingredient 7

Google
created on 2019-07-08

Food 88.1
Cuisine 82.1
Dish 79.5
Ingredient 58.1
Mineral 53.6

Microsoft
created on 2019-07-08

bread 26.3

Color Analysis

Face analysis

Amazon

AWS Rekognition

Age 4-9
Gender Female, 93.2%
Confused 5.2%
Happy 1.6%
Calm 67.1%
Disgusted 1%
Surprised 4%
Angry 3%
Sad 17.9%

Feature analysis

Amazon

Bread
Bread 99.9%

Categories

Imagga

food drinks 99.9%

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2019-07-08

a piece of food 54.5%
a piece of bread 54.4%
a piece of wood 54.3%

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-04-29

a photograph of a piece of artisan artisanly decorated with a piece of artisan pottery -100%

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4o-2024-11-20 on 2025-06-09

This image shows a fragment of an object, likely a piece of ceramic or pottery. The item is irregularly shaped and has a reddish-brown base. The surface features a decorative design in light cream and orange tones, with a floral motif prominently displayed in the center. The overall texture suggests it is an aged or broken artifact, possibly of historical or archaeological significance. The white background highlights the object.

Created by gpt-4o-2024-08-06 on 2025-06-09

The image depicts a fragment of an old ceramic tile, likely historical or archaeological in nature. The tile piece has a roughly pentagonal shape with irregular edges, suggesting it is a broken portion of a larger object. The surface features a glazed design with a floral motif. The colors include earthy tones such as light brown, red, and cream. The glaze has an aged appearance, adding to its antiquity. The background against which the tile is placed is white, offering a stark contrast that highlights the tile's colors and textures.

Anthropic Claude

Created by anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 on 2025-06-13

The image shows a piece of amber, a fossilized tree resin. The amber is a warm, golden-brown color and has an intricate, floral-like pattern embedded within it. The pattern appears to be a preserved ancient plant or flower that has been encased and preserved in the amber over time. The amber has an irregular, jagged shape, suggesting it was broken off from a larger piece. The overall appearance of the amber specimen is visually striking and showcases the natural beauty and scientific interest of this type of fossilized organic material.

Created by us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0 on 2025-06-13

This appears to be a piece of amber, which is fossilized tree resin. The specimen has a warm, honey-golden color with areas of darker brown. It appears to be somewhat translucent, with a glossy, polished surface that shows internal patterns and structures. The piece has an irregular, angular shape, which is typical of raw or partially processed amber. Amber like this was formed millions of years ago when tree resin hardened and underwent mineralization, often preserving ancient insects or plant matter inside, though this particular piece doesn't appear to show any obvious inclusions in the visible portion.

Meta Llama

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-11b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-05-30

The image shows a piece of pottery with a floral design on it.

The pottery is a light-brown color, and the floral design is etched into the surface. The design is made up of curved lines and shapes that resemble leaves and flowers. The background of the image is white, suggesting that the pottery is being displayed or showcased in some way.

The overall atmosphere of the image is one of simplicity and elegance, with the focus being on the beauty of the pottery itself. There are no other objects or people in the image, which adds to the sense of isolation and focus on the pottery.

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-90b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-05-30

The image depicts a piece of pottery with a floral design, likely from an ancient civilization. The pottery is broken and worn, with a rough texture and a faded color scheme. The floral design is intricate and detailed, featuring curved lines and shapes that resemble leaves and flowers. The background of the image is white, which helps to highlight the details of the pottery.

Overall, the image suggests that the pottery is an artifact from a long-lost culture, possibly from ancient Greece or Rome. The floral design and the style of the pottery are consistent with the artistic traditions of these civilizations. The fact that the pottery is broken and worn suggests that it has been buried for centuries, and its discovery may provide valuable insights into the history and culture of the people who created it.

Amazon Nova

Created by amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 on 2025-05-29

The image features a fragment of a ceramic tile, with a predominantly reddish-brown color. The tile has a geometric pattern etched into it, with intricate designs that include a central flower-like motif surrounded by various shapes and lines. The design is somewhat faded and worn, indicating that the tile is quite old. The tile is placed on a plain white background, which helps to highlight its details and colors.

Created by amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 on 2025-05-29

The image shows a broken piece of pottery with a floral design. The pottery is brown in color, and the floral design is painted in a combination of brown and white colors. The pottery piece appears to be a fragment of a larger object, possibly a vase or a bowl. The floral design is intricate and detailed, with petals and leaves arranged in a symmetrical pattern. The overall appearance of the pottery piece suggests that it may have been created during a specific historical period or cultural tradition.

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-02

Here's a description of the image:

The image showcases a fragment of what appears to be an ancient ceramic piece. The object has an irregular shape, suggesting it's a broken piece. It features a decorative pattern, most likely hand painted, on the surface. The pattern includes what looks like a floral design or a stylized rosette in the center with curved patterns around the edges. The colors are muted and earthen, with creamy off-white as the base color and reddish-brown used for the pattern, typical of ancient pottery. The piece seems weathered, with signs of aging, cracking and wear, adding to its historical appearance. The background is a plain white, putting all the focus on the ceramic fragment.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-02

The image shows a fragment of a ceramic object, likely a tile or pottery shard. It has a base color of light tan or cream, with a decorative floral pattern in a rusty red or brown. The floral design appears to be stylized, with petals or leaves radiating from a central point. The edges of the fragment are rough and uneven, suggesting it has been broken from a larger piece. The ceramic material looks somewhat weathered or aged, with some surface discoloration and possible chipping. The background is a plain white surface, which helps to isolate and highlight the fragment.

Mistral Pixtral

Created by us.mistral.pixtral-large-2502-v1:0 on 2025-06-04

The image shows a fragment of what appears to be a piece of pottery or ceramic. The fragment has a rough, irregular shape with a slightly curved surface, suggesting it is part of a larger, possibly rounded object like a bowl or vase. The surface of the fragment is decorated with a pattern that includes floral or plant-like motifs, depicted in a combination of colors such as white, pink, and orange against a beige or light brown background. The edges of the fragment are jagged, indicating it has been broken off from a larger piece. The texture of the material looks somewhat porous and typical of earthenware or terracotta. The decorative design suggests it might be a historical or cultural artifact.