Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Toilet jar
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.
A spherical alabaster container with a small opening at the top.
The artifact is a beautifully crafted alabaster container, featuring a smooth, polished surface with a natural band of brown coloration encircling its midsection. The vessel is small and spherical, tapering towards a small, circular opening at the top which suggests it was likely used for storing precious substances such as oils or perfumes. The craftsmanship indicates skill in stone working, typical of ancient Egyptian art.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
alabaster
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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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
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