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-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 lidded faience jar with a rounded knob finial on top, likely for storing oils or unguents.
The object appears as a cylindrical, light blue/green faience container with a separate domed lid. The lid has a central rounded knob (button) rising slightly above the lid surface. The jar body is undecorated or only faintly decorated; a few dark specks and possible wear/abrasion are visible on the front. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text are visible in the provided image. The surface shows typical firing crazing/crackling consistent with ancient faience, along with minor chips or discoloration near the edges.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 49.52.6a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 160393 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.