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-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A small, wide open glass bowl with a rounded, flaring foot on a pedestal, photographed against a plain background.

The image shows a single vessel viewed in profile/three-quarter view. The bowl has a thick, gently rounded rim and a shallow interior. Its body tapers slightly outward and then narrows to a short, pedestal-like foot with a broader base. A faint, dark area and surface marks are visible near the lower section, suggesting age wear and/or minor chipping. No decorative relief or painted motifs are visible. Near the foot on the right side there appears to be a partial, inked/printed accession label or numbering, but the characters are not fully legible at this resolution. No Egyptian hieroglyphs, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text are clearly visible on the vessel itself.

decorative late Roman Period (consistent with catalogue) good
Materials glass
Signs unknown partial printed/ink label/number near base

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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