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, 49.52.2a-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 light-blue/gray glazed faience jar with a domed lid knob, shaped like a small storage container.
The image shows a single ceramic/stoneware vessel in light turquoise to gray-blue color with a smooth, matte-glazed surface and small speckling. The jar has straight/slightly tapered sides and a flat base. A lid is visible on top, with a rounded/domed knob centered on the lid. No painted decoration, inscriptions, or iconographic figures are clearly visible in the provided view. The museum-catalogue title refers to a set of jars for seven sacred oils/unguents; however, the image does not show any clearly legible hieroglyphs or symbols that would directly confirm the specific ritual function from the visible surface alone.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 49.52.2a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 160390 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.