Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · vessel
Toilet vase
Description
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
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 ancient Egyptian vessel likely made of alabaster.
The artifact is a small, finely crafted vessel with a wide rim and narrow base, typical of containers used in ancient Egypt for holding cosmetics or oils. The material appears to be alabaster, known for its smooth finish and translucence, which was commonly used for such items. The vessel's shape and craftsmanship suggest it could be from a period known for such artifacts.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
alabaster
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281807 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 44.4.3 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546215 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.
- 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.