Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · vessel
Vessel and Cover for (M)edjat-oil
Description
Caption: Vessel and Cover for (M)edjat-oil, 360–30 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 3/8 x 1 3/16 in. (3.5 x 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Wunsch Foundation, Inc., 2002.18.2a-b.
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.
Two ancient Egyptian faience vessels with decorative motifs.
The image depicts two small faience vessels, likely used in ancient Egypt for holding oils or ointments. They have a distinctive blue-green glaze characteristic of Egyptian faience. Both vessels exhibit decorative embossings that may represent ornamental details or simple symbolic motifs. The form is typical of small canopic or ritual jars.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 2002.18.2a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 4320 tier-2
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