Vase
Description
<p>The body of this periform vessel tapers to a point. The neck flares out to the lip. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/41.15' rel='external'>Vase</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A photographed ancient Egyptian alabaster vase with a rounded body and narrow neck, shown front-on against a studio background.
The image depicts a single ceramic/stone vessel on a stand. The vase has a broad, bulbous body that tapers slightly toward a narrow neck and a small flared rim. The surface appears mottled and polished with light-toned cloudy patches and darker gray areas, consistent with stone veining or age-related discoloration. No painted decoration, carved hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are clearly visible on the vessel’s visible surfaces. A metal support frame holds the object upright. The upper edge and neck are smooth; no obvious spouts or handles are visible. Broken edges are not clearly identifiable in the provided view.
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 41.15 tier-2
- Walters-id 28317 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Walters Art Museum (Egyptian).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.