Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · vessel
Bottle
Description
Caption: Bottle, 1st–3rd century C.E.. Glass, Greatest Diam. 1 15/16 x 4 15/16 in. (5 x 12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1644E. (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.
The image depicts an ancient Egyptian kohl applicator made of dark stone.
The artifact is a well-preserved, small, elongated object with a bulbous end used for applying kohl. It is crafted from a dark, polished stone and exhibits a simple yet functional design. The surface shows signs of careful shaping and polishing, indicative of Middle or New Kingdom cosmetic tools used for personal grooming.
daily life
Middle Kingdom
excellent
Materials
stone
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1644E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118169 tier-2
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- 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.
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