Blue-Painted Storage Jar
Description
Object Label: Blue painted decoration on large vessels became fashionable during the reign of Amenhotep III (circa 1390–1352 B.C.E.). The blue pigment was likely produced with cobalt, a mineral originating in the western oasis, located about 150 miles from the Nile Valley and accessible to the Egyptians since the Old Kingdom. Caption: Blue-Painted Storage Jar, ca. 1353–1329 B.C.E.. Clay, pigment, 26 9/16 × Diam. 17 1/8 in. (67.4 × 43.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.244. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A large ceramic storage jar with a rounded body and narrow neck, painted in blue/blue-gray bands and decorated with geometric and possibly hieroglyphic-like motifs along the shoulder and upper body.
The image shows a whole storage jar on display, with a bulbous lower body, a short narrow neck, and a slightly flared rim. The surface is covered with blue/blue-gray painted decoration arranged in horizontal bands: multiple stripes across the shoulder and upper body, including a row of triangular/chevron-like marks. On the lower painted register there appears to be repeated vertical strokes or a block of symbols that could be schematic text or decorative elements, but the individual hieroglyphs are not clear enough to identify confidently. No cartouche or royal name is clearly legible. There is no visible Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text. The context includes other small vessels in a museum case behind the jar.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.244 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3163 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.
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