Fragmentary Vase
Description
Caption: Fragmentary Vase, 30–395 C.E.. Clay, 5 3/8 × Diam. 4 1/16 in. (13.7 × 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, 16.75. (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 round artifact depicting the deity Bes, characterized by his distinctive feathered headdress and holding a weapon and shield.
The artifact is a circular, carved piece, likely made of bronze or similar metal, showcasing the Egyptian deity Bes. Bes is depicted in a traditional stance, wielding a weapon and shield. A notable feature is the detailed feathered headdress and the facial expression typical of Bes iconography, intended to ward off evil. The relief style is simplistic yet detailed enough to convey distinctive features of the deity.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.75 tier-2
- BKM-Object 9338 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.