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

Mold

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Coptic Caption: Coptic. Mold, 5th–7th century C.E.. Steatite, 1 9/16 × 7/16 × 2 7/8 in. (3.9 × 1.1 × 7.3 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, 16.233. (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.

An ancient artifact featuring two figures within a circular motif.

The artifact is a stone piece featuring two stylized human-like figures inside a circular design, possibly enclosed within a rope-like border. The overall composition suggests artistic motifs common in ancient Egyptian artifacts. Above the circle, there is a distinctive groove and an additional circular element. The stone shows signs of wear, suggesting antiquity.

decorative unknown fragmentary
Materials limestone

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials LimestoneStone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.233 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9499 tier-2
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