Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · vessel
One of a Set of Jars for Seven Sacred Oils or Unguents
Description
Caption: One of a Set of Jars for Seven Sacred Oils or Unguents, 305–30 B.C.E.. Faience, 2 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (6.4 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 49.52.6a-b. (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 faience container with a lid, featuring inscriptions.
The artifact is a small cylindrical faience jar with a matching lid, possibly used for storage. Its surface is smooth with a pale turquoise color typical of ancient Egyptian faience. There are inscriptions visible on the side of the jar, likely indicating its contents or owner.
daily life
New Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Signs
unknown
Visible text
"Ptah"
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 49.52.6a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 160393 tier-2
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