Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Kohl Jar and Stick
Description
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster); Hematite
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.
Alabaster jar with a kohl stick.
The image depicts a small alabaster jar, likely used for cosmetic purposes, alongside a kohl stick. The jar has a wide base that tapers slightly towards the top, featuring a flat, saucer-like lid with a hole in the center for dispensing contents. The kohl stick is slender, likely made of a dark material such as metal or glass, and would be used for applying eyeliner. The composition suggests an artifact from daily life, possibly related to personal grooming or adornment practices.
daily life
unknown
excellent
Materials
alabasterpossibly metal or glass
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280636 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 16.10.240a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546892 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.