Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · vessel

Inscribed Funerary Vessel Painted to Imitate Stone

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Description

Caption: Inscribed Funerary Vessel Painted to Imitate Stone, ca. 1479–1279 B.C.E.. Clay, pigment, 8 1/16 x Diam. 4 5/16 in. (20.5 x 10.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.342E. (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.

A decorated Egyptian pitcher with hieroglyphs.

The artifact is a ceramic pitcher with a handle and an elongated spout, featuring a red and white geometric pattern. A horizontal band contains hieroglyphic inscriptions painted in blue against a lighter background, showcasing typical Egyptian artistic styles.

decorative New Kingdom good
Materials ceramic
Signs reed leaf vulture an arm

Connections

Found at Thebes
Materials Ceramic

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.342E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 4023 tier-2
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