Cylindrical Alabastron
Description
Caption: Cylindrical Alabastron, late 6th–early 4th century B.C.E.. Glass, 3 11/16 × Diam. 1 1/16 in. (9.4 × 2.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Robert B. Woodward, 12.40. (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 small, cylindrical decorative object with intricate colored patterns.
The artifact is a small, cylindrical tube featuring intricate patterns with alternating colors of blue, gold, and red. It appears to be decorative in nature, possibly crafted from faience. The design is symmetrical, and it includes wavy lines and solid bands, characteristic of luxurious items in ancient Egyptian craftsmanship.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 12.40 tier-2
- BKM-Object 5815 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.