Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · cosmetic_object
Cosmetic Container
Description
Catalogue description: Culture Coptic Caption: Coptic. Cosmetic Container, 6th–7th century C.E.. Wood, 10 9/16 in. (26.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X491. (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.
Fragment of a wooden artifact with carved geometric patterns.
The artifact is a fragmentary piece of wood with intricate carved geometric designs. The patterns are linear with diamond shapes and lines, indicating a decorative purpose. The carving suggests that it was part of a larger object, possibly furniture or a decorative element.
decorative
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
wood
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession X491 tier-2
- BKM-Object 119941 tier-2
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- 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.