Cylindrical Toilet Box with Separate cover
Description
Caption: Cylindrical Toilet Box with Separate cover, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E.. Wood, Other (Lid): 7/8 x 1 9/16 in. (2.3 x 4 cm) Other (Box): 2 9/16 x 1 9/16 in. (6.5 x 4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.624E.
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 simple cylindrical canopic jar with a detached lid.
The artifact is a cylindrical canopic jar, likely made from wood, with a separated lid placed beside it. The style is basic, without any visible inscriptions or decorative elements. The jar appears to be hollow, as evidenced by the open top. This could have been used for holding preserved internal organs, indicative of its funerary purpose.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.624E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117247 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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