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

Kohl Tube

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Description

Caption: Kohl Tube, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E.. Wood, 1 1/4 × 1 × 2 1/16 in. (3.2 × 2.6 × 5.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.633E. (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 cylindrical artifact made of a dark material.

The artifact is a simple cylindrical object with a smooth, dark surface. It appears to be a utilitarian item, possibly an implement or part of a larger object. The composition is uniform, with no noticeable inscriptions or decorative features. The surface shows signs of wear, suggesting it was used regularly.

unclear unknown good
Materials wood

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Wood

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.633E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117255 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.
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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