Bowl with Floral Decoration
Description
Object Label: The Persian conquest of Egypt in 525 B.C.E. led to a vogue for metalwork in the Persian style, such as these animal-shaped handles and fluted bowls with floral decorations on the base. All of these objects were discovered in Egypt; the silver pieces were discovered together with a large number of objects as an offering at a temple of a foreign goddess. Caption: Bowl with Floral Decoration, 525–404 B.C.E.. Bronze, tin, 2 15/16 x Diam. 7/16 in. (7.5 x 13.8 cm) Weight: 349.8 grams. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1538E. (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.
Photograph of a shallow, circular metal bowl viewed from above, with concentric ring decoration on the interior and a central floral/rosette-like motif.
The image shows a round bowl with a slightly raised rim. Inside the bowl, the surface is worn/patinated and displays several concentric bands/rings radiating around the center. At the center is a floral or rosette-like design (a rounded flower with petal forms), rendered in relief or incised/engraved lines. No clearly legible hieroglyphs or other scripts are visible; the marks appear purely decorative rather than textual. The object appears metallic with a gold/bronze-colored patina; condition is worn with visible surface corrosion and scratches consistent with an aged metal artifact.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1538E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118063 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.
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