Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · other
Toilet? Box with Cover
Description
Caption: Toilet? Box with Cover, 3rd–4th century C.E.. Wood, Dimensions for 02.230a: 2 5/8 × 2 1/2 in. (6.6 × 6.4 cm) Dimensions of 02.230b: 1 × 2 3/4 × 2 13/16 in. (2.5 × 7 × 7.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 02.230a-b.
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 wooden stool or seat with a simple round design.
This artifact is a small, round wooden stool with a flat surface and visible wood grain. It appears to be turned from a single piece of wood, exhibiting a plain and functional design common in utilitarian objects. The surface shows signs of wear, suggesting use over time.
daily life
unknown
good
Materials
wood
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 02.230a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 15552 tier-2
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.