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-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 small ancient Egyptian canopic jar with a lid.
This artifact is a small, bluish canopic jar made from a material resembling faience. The lid is circular with a simple handle on top. Such jars were typically used in ancient Egypt to store and preserve the viscera of their owner for the afterlife. The surface of the jar appears smooth with signs of aging. Faint inscriptions may be present but are not clearly visible.
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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