Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Cosmetic Vessel
Description
Anhydrite
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 ancient Egyptian alabaster jar with a wide rim and narrow base.
This artifact is a small, well-preserved alabaster jar, featuring a classic Egyptian style with a broad, flat rim and a tapering body that leads to a narrow base. The surface is smooth, with slight discoloration indicative of its age. The craftsmanship suggests it could have been used for holding cosmetics or valuable oils, typical in ancient Egyptian daily life.
daily life
unknown
excellent
Materials
alabaster
Connections
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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