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, 2 1/4 x Diam. 4 1/16 in. (5.7 x 10.3 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, 16.108.18. (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 clear glass bowl with a flared rim and rounded body, shown front-on against a neutral background.

The image depicts a single, translucent glass vessel resembling a shallow bowl or cup. The rim is broad and slightly thickened, with a smooth, rounded lip. The body tapers subtly from the rim toward a narrower foot/base, which has a slightly flared, disc-like underside. Surface reflections suggest polished glass, with minor scuffs and speckling consistent with wear or old excavation/handling. No decorative program, painted elements, or relief is visible. The object is photographed without any readable inscription or hieroglyphic text on the visible surfaces.

decorative late Roman Period (as catalogued; image does not allow finer dating) good
Materials Glass

Connections

Found at Edfu
Materials Glass

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.108.18 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9382 tier-2
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