Miniature Pilgrim Flask
Description
Caption: Miniature Pilgrim Flask, 656–332 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (4.4 x 4.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.144. (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 circular artifact depicting two human figures engaged in an activity under a decorated band.
This artifact appears to be a circular object with a relief depicting two human figures facing each other, seemingly in a stance that suggests combat or dance. Above them is a decorative pattern featuring a band with repeated motifs, possibly indicating textiles or ornamental design. The simplicity and style suggest this may have served a symbolic or decorative purpose.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.144 tier-2
- BKM-Object 9420 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.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.