Vase with Face of Bes on One Side
Description
Caption: Vase with Face of Bes on One Side, 664–332 B.C.E.. Clay, 4 13/16 x Diam. 2 3/8 in. (12.2 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.329E. (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.
An ancient Egyptian pottery vessel with a unique shape, resembling a hippo's head.
The artifact is a pottery vessel featuring a distinctive shape that mimics the head of a hippopotamus. The craftsmanship is reflective of Egyptian creativity, employing the natural form of the animal to serve a utilitarian purpose. The eyes and ears are depicted with raised elements, bringing a sculptural quality to the vessel. The base of the neck and pigmentation suggest wear or historical restoration efforts.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.329E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117001 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.