Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · vessel

Molded Hemispherical Bowl

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Description

Caption: Molded Hemispherical Bowl, 2nd–1st century B.C.E.. Faience, 3 9/16 x Diam. 5 7/8 in. (9 x 15 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.581. (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 ceramic bowl with decorative patterns.

The artifact is a ceramic bowl featuring geometric and floral patterns. The designs are composed of a checkered band and a series of stylized plant motifs near the rim. The bowl is well-preserved and shows signs typical of ancient Egyptian pottery techniques.

decorative Predynastic good
Materials clay

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials ClayPottery

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 33.581 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3323 tier-2
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