Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · vessel
Ointment Vase
Description
Caption: Ointment Vase, ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.. Serpentine, 2 3/4 x 2 3/16 in. (7 x 5.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 13.1033. (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.
Stone vessels displayed in a museum setting.
The image shows two stone vessels with a flared design, characteristic of ancient Egyptian craftsmanship. The vessels are dark in color and appear to be well-preserved, possibly made from diorite or another hard stone. They are set on a display surface, indicating a museum or gallery exhibition. Their shape suggests they may have been used for ritualistic or daily purposes.
daily life
unknown
excellent
Materials
stone
Connections
Materials
Stone
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 13.1033 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3092 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.