Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · vessel

Cup

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Description

Object Label: This cup comes from the burial of a woman named Nesikhonsu. She was the daughter of one high priest of the god Amun-Re, the Wife of another, and herself an important priestess of that deity. Caption: Cup, ca. 985–974 B.C.E.. Faience, 2 5/16 x Diam. 2 11/16 in. (5.9 x 6.9 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, 16.73. (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 blue faience cup with vertical hieroglyphic inscriptions.

This artifact is a small, blue faience cup featuring vertical lines of hieroglyphic inscriptions. The composition shows careful craftsmanship typical of decorative objects from ancient Egypt. The inscriptions are framed in rectangle cartouches, suggesting a connection to royalty. The vibrant color and inscription style are indicative of high-status items.

decorative New Kingdom good
Royals unknown
Materials faience
Signs Unknown sign ×2

Connections

Found at Thebes
Deities Amun
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.73 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3140 tier-2
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