Bowl with Lotus Design
Description
Object Label: The blue hue and simple black designs of this vessel are typical of Egyptian faience objects. Craftsmen painted the designs onto raw faience compound or mixed moist faience paste with mineral colorants before firing. Caption: Bowl with Lotus Design, ca. 1479–1400 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 1/4 × 4 1/8 in. (3.2 × 10.5 cm) mount : deck mount (m2, in 2025): 8 × 4 1/4 × 3 in. (20.3 × 10.8 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 14.610. (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.
Faience bowl with lotus blossom decoration.
The artifact is a blue faience bowl featuring a decorative pattern of stylized lotus blossoms radiating from the center. The composition is symmetrical and showcases intricate line work typical of Egyptian decorative motifs. The style and material suggest an artistic focus on aesthetic harmony and symbolism.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 14.610 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3108 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
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