Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry

Earring

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Egypto-Roman Caption: Egypto-Roman. Earring, 6th century C.E.. Gold, pearl, 3/4 × 1 3/8 in. (1.9 × 3.5 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, 16.147.

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 metal ring with three dangling decorative elements.

The artifact appears to be a ring, possibly made of metal, featuring a smooth band with three attachments hanging from it. The attachments are spherical in shape, possibly made from stone or pearls, linked by small metal loops. The composition suggests a piece of jewelry, likely crafted for decorative purposes.

decorative unknown good
Materials metalstone

Connections

Materials StoneMetal

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.147 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9423 tier-2
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