Four Model Vessels on Common Base
Description
Object Label: Model Food Offerings Over time, new subjects came to be depicted within the tradition of displaying models of food offerings. New Kingdom Egyptians continued the Middle Kingdom tradition of leaving smallscale replicas of food as funerary offerings in tombs. Although some types were known earlier—such as the trussed duck and miniature vessels—a new subject was the gazelle. As desert dwellers, gazelles symbolized the chaos that existed in the sterile lands flanking the Nile Valley. Bound gazelles therefore represented the desire for eternal control over chaos. Caption: Four Model Vessels on Common Base, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E.. Limestone, 1 9/16 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (4 x 8.3 x 8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1388E. (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 small, four-burner oil lamp stand made of pottery.
This artifact is a small rectangular pottery stand with four integral oil lamps on top. Each lamp displays a spout and a circular opening for holding the oil. The design is simple yet functional, indicative of utilitarian ware used in ancient domestic settings. The pottery has a plain, unadorned finish, typical of ancient Egyptian household items.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1388E tier-2
- BKM-Object 4147 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.
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