Cup from a Relief-Decorated Chalice
Description
Object Label: When its stem and blue glaze were complete, this vessel would have resembled more closely the blue lotus (Nymphaea cerulia), a symbol of creation, re-creation, birth, and rebirth, presumably because its flowers rise from the water to open each morning. The swamp scene may reflect ideas of the primordial landscape of creation, and some of its elements appear to hark back to the art of much earlier times. Caption: Cup from a Relief-Decorated Chalice, ca. 1070 B.C.E.–718 B.C.E.. Faience, Height: 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 49.133.
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 vessel with decorative reliefs.
The artifact is a conical vessel featuring intricate relief carvings depicting figures engaged in various activities, possibly scenes from daily life or mythology. The composition includes animals, plants, and human figures, showcasing a high level of artistry typical of Egyptian workmanship. The relief style suggests a detailed narrative decorated with symbolic elements.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 49.133 tier-2
- BKM-Object 62736 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.