Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · vessel
Kohl Jar with Cover
Description
Caption: Kohl Jar with Cover, ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), 1 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. (3.5 x 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 13.1030a-b. (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.
Alabaster jars displayed in a museum setting.
The image shows small alabaster jars, likely used for cosmetic purposes, displayed on a plain surface with labels nearby indicating their catalog numbers. The jars are well-crafted, with smooth, polished surfaces and a simple, elegant form. The lighting emphasizes the subtle translucence and fine texture of the alabaster.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
alabaster
Connections
Materials
Alabaster
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 13.1030a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 3089 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.