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, 49.52.5a-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 ceramic/faience storage jar with a rounded lid featuring a central knob, shown against a plain light background.
The object appears to be a squat, cylindrical jar with a thick rim and a separate lid. The lid is flat-to-slightly domed on top and has a rounded knob at the center, suggesting a covered container for unguents/oils. The jar body has a pale turquoise to light blue/green glaze with visible speckling and wear along the surface; a darker line or band is visible near the lid–body join. No clear decorative motifs, inscriptions, cartouches, or legible hieroglyphs are visible in this image. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present. The overall form and finish are consistent with a faience container type, though fine details and any inscription are not readable at this resolution.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 49.52.5a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 160392 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.
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