Relief-Decorated Bowl
Description
Object Label: The base of this bowl is adorned with a lotus flower and the body with a procession of cows, possibly symbols of the goddess Hathor, through a setting of lotus flowers. Although it was once claimed for Dynasty XVIII (circa 1539–1295 B.C.), the vessel is more likely a work of Dynasty XXV It once had a blue-green glaze and is much restored. Catalogue description: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Relief-Decorated Bowl, ca. 775–653 B.C.E.. Faience, 7 5/16 x 7 7/8 in. (18.5 x 20 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 74.98.1. (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 shallow, bowl-shaped vessel with engraved/relief decoration around the exterior, featuring repeated animal-like figures and plant-like elements in rows.
The image shows a ceramic/faience bowl (open, rounded form) photographed against a neutral background. The rim is visible and the exterior surface is covered with incised/low-relief decoration arranged in horizontal registers. Central among the motifs are dark, antlered/animal forms facing left or right, with elongated, curved elements above them that resemble vegetation or stylized plant/feather-like forms. Additional vertical bands and linework fill the background, giving a patterned, relief-decorated appearance. No legible hieroglyphs or alphabetic script are visible at this resolution, and no cartouche or royal name can be confidently identified. The bowl’s glaze shows mottled greenish and dark metallic-looking areas consistent with a faience surface, with some wear on raised details.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 74.98.1 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3835 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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