Kohl Jar with Incised Figures
Description
Object Label: The images decorating the surface of this kohl jar resemble figures on Hyksos scarabs. This object was probably made in Thebes during the Seventeenth Dynasty, when the Hyksos controlled much of northern Egypt. Caption: Kohl Jar with Incised Figures, ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.. Limestone, 2 3/8 x diam. at base 1 15/16 in. (6 x 4.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.122. (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 carved stone vessel with bird imagery.
The artifact is a small stone vessel, possibly limestone, featuring low-relief carvings of birds in profile. The carving style is simplistic yet detailed, capturing bird figures with emphasis on their wings and bodies. Around the rim, a decorative border encloses the scene. The vessel's form suggests it may have served a functional or decorative purpose.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.122 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3149 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.
- 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.