Bowl
Description
Object Label: The image on one of these bowls depicts a monkey playing a double flute. Representations of animals engaged in human activities occur throughout Egyptian history. The other bowl shows a female figure and flowering plants. This motif may be borrowed from scenes on the walls of painted tombs. Caption: Bowl, ca. 1295–1185 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 1/2 × Diam. 4 1/4 in. (3.8 × 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1182. (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.
The image depicts a circular artifact, likely a ceramic bowl with a depiction of an avian figure.
This circular ceramic object features a depiction of a bird-like figure drawn on its inner surface. The artwork is simplistic, with bold lines used to delineate the figure against the background. The round shape and the patterns suggest that it could be a functional or decorative piece. The composition focuses on a singular central figure, characteristic of early decorative arts.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 34.1182 tier-2
- BKM-Object 38528 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.