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

Cross

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Coptic Caption: Coptic. Cross, 5th century C.E.. Bronze, 1 5/16 x 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. (3.4 x 0.3 x 5.7 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, 16.134. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University))

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 bronze cross with circular patterns on each arm.

The artifact is a bronze cross with design elements featuring a central raised circle surrounded by concentric rings on each of the four arms. The surface has a patina indicating age. The style is rudimentary, focusing on symmetrical geometric motifs rather than intricate details.

decorative Coptic good
Materials bronze

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Bronze

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.134 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9411 tier-2
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