Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Cosmetic Spoon in the Shape of a Tilapia with Water Lilies
Description
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
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 alabaster offering dish in the shape of a trussed bird.
The artifact is an intricately carved alabaster offering dish shaped to resemble a trussed bird, typical in style and function. The dish shows fine detailing in the feathers and contours, indicating skilled craftsmanship. The smooth surface of the alabaster reflects a high level of polishing, common in decorative objects used in religious or funerary contexts.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
alabaster
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116251942 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 17.190.1966 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544047 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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