Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · papyrus
Kohl Tube in the Shape of a Papyrus Column
Description
Glass
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 colored faience object shaped like a papyrus column with a lotus flower capital.
The artifact is a meticulously crafted piece of faience, showcasing vibrant blue, yellow, and white hues. It resembles an elongated papyrus column with a lotus flower at the top, a common decorative motif symbolizing life and fertility in ancient Egyptian art. The piece stands vertically on a small wooden base, with a pattern resembling chevrons running down its length, emphasizing the natural aesthetics of plants.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
faiencewood
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116415570 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 17.194.746 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548614 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- 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.
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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.