Large Alabastron
Description
Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332–30 B.C. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). H. 18.2 × Diam. 4.3 cm (7 3/16 × 1 11/16 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A tall, narrow-lipped alabastron vessel with a faceted, banded/striated surface, photographed against a dark background.
The image shows a single ceramic/stone-like container resembling an alabastron: a rounded body that narrows toward the neck, topped by a small cylindrical mouth/stopper area and a slightly flared rim. The surface has visible horizontal bands and lighter darker layers consistent with stone veining or quarry striations. No painted decoration, inscriptions, or iconography are visible. The object is mounted on a small rectangular support and lit to emphasize the translucency/stone texture.
About this record's data
- 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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