Inscribed Jar
Description
Caption: Inscribed Jar, ca. 1390–1336 B.C.E.. Clay, pigment, 10 1/4 × overall diam. 8 9/16 in. (26 × 21.7 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, 16.72. (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 amphora with visible inscriptions on its surface.
The image depicts an ancient Egyptian amphora, which is a type of pottery vessel characterized by its two handles and narrow neck. The surface features inscriptions in what appears to be hieroglyphic script, indicating potential historical or functional significance. The vessel's style and shape are typical of utility pottery used in storage or transportation. Its overall composition is relatively simple, with some erosion and discoloration visible.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.72 tier-2
- BKM-Object 9336 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.