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

Bowl

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Roman Caption: Roman. Bowl, by 30 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 9/16 x Diam. 3 7/8 in. (3.9 x 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.226. (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 blue faience bowl with a slightly chipped rim.

The artifact is a small bowl made of blue faience, a material commonly used in ancient Egyptian art and artifacts. It features a simple, rounded form with a plain rim. There is noticeable chipping on one part of the rim, indicating some degree of wear. The uniform blue glaze suggests that it may have been a decorative or utilitarian item.

decorative unknown fragmentary
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 08.480.226 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 19277 tier-2
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