Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · vessel
Ointment Vase
Description
Caption: Ointment Vase, ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.. Serpentine, 2 7/8 x 2 3/16 in. (7.3 x 5.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 13.1034. (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, dark-colored conical vessel possibly made of stone.
The artifact is a small, conical vessel with a wide rim and tapering sides, likely crafted from a dark stone material. The surface appears smooth with subtle veining, suggesting it might have been used for ritualistic or functional purposes. The style is simple and lacks elaborate decoration, which may indicate an earlier period or utilitarian function.
unclear
unknown
good
Materials
stone
Connections
Materials
Stone
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 13.1034 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3093 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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