Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) · vessel

kohl vessel

Source of record: Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

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 small column-like artifact resembling a papyrus stem with a flowered capital.

The artifact is a carved piece resembling an ancient Egyptian papyrus column, characterized by its long, slender shape and the stylized representation of a flowered capital at the top. The material appears to be wood, showcasing detailed incised lines that define the capital's floral pattern. The bottom end has a darker hue, possibly indicating treatment or attachment. The artifact is displayed alongside a scale for reference.

decorative unknown good
Materials wood

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Materials Wood
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian).
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.