Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · vessel
Decorated Vase
Description
Caption: Decorated Vase, ca. 1479–1425 B.C.E.. Clay, slip, 3 3/4 × Diam. 4 1/8 in. (9.5 × 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 13.1048.
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 simple, ancient Egyptian pottery vessel with a narrow neck and a wide body.
The pottery vessel is characterized by its bulbous body and narrow neck, resembling a classic ancient Egyptian jar. It features horizontal banding as a decorative element, typical of Middle Kingdom ceramics. The reddish hue suggests it is made from Nile silt clay, fired to achieve the characteristic color.
decorative
Middle Kingdom
good
Materials
clay
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 13.1048 tier-2
- BKM-Object 7861 tier-2
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