Amphora
Description
Caption: Amphora, 5th century B.C.E. Glass, 3 9/16 x Diam. 1 15/16 in. (9.1 x 5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.27. (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 small decorated amphora-like vessel with a narrow neck and rounded body, shown front-on against a neutral background.
The object appears as a miniature amphora/vase: it has a short, flared rim, a narrow neck, two small loop-like handles on the upper body, and a rounded, bulbous lower section. The surface is painted/colored in dark blue with yellow bands and repeated wave-like motifs across the body; additional dark-blue striping encircles the neck and lower body. No relief scenes, sculpted figures, or inscriptions are visible in the provided image. A small paper label beneath the object shows the number “12-27” (not ancient text). The image does not clearly show Greek, Coptic, or Arabic lettering; likewise, no hieroglyphs are visible.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 12.27 tier-2
- BKM-Object 5802 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.