Large Amphora
Description
Caption: Large Amphora, 600 C.E.. Clay, 40 x max. diam.10 in. (101.6 x 25.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1606E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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.
An ancient Egyptian amphora with a narrow base and two handles.
The image depicts a tall, slender amphora with a pointed base and two prominent handles extending from the neck. The surface appears to have a textured finish which is characteristic of ceramic works from ancient Egypt. Its elongated shape suggests it may have been used for storage or transportation of liquids. There are no visible inscriptions or decorations on the artifact, suggesting a focus on functionality over art.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1606E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118131 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- 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.