Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · vessel

Bowl

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Egypto-Roman Caption: Egypto-Roman. Bowl, 4th century C.E.. Glass, 3 1/16 x Diam. 6 1/16 in. (7.7 x 15.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.108.13. (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.

A green glass vessel with a wide rim and concave base.

The artifact is a green glass bowl with a wide, slightly flared rim and a concave base. The glass is relatively smooth without much ornamentation and appears to be free-blown, with signs of wear on the rim and base, indicating use. The style is simple, focusing on functionality rather than elaborate decoration.

unclear Roman good
Materials glass

Connections

Found at Edfu
Materials Glass

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.108.13 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9377 tier-2
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