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

Circular Weight

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Coptic Caption: Coptic. Circular Weight, 5th–7th century C.E.. Bronze, 1/4 x Diam. 1 1/4 in., 0.1 lb. (0.7 x 3.1 cm, 51.62 g). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1698E. (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.

A circular artifact featuring a central Christian cross symbol.

The artifact is a circular object, likely made of bronze, with a prominent Christian cross symbol at its center. The cross is surrounded by decorative engravings, possibly depicting a laurel wreath. The style suggests a late Roman or early Coptic influence, and the overall composition is relatively simple and unadorned aside from the central symbol.

decorative Coptic good
Materials bronze

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Materials BronzeMetal

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1698E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118222 tier-2
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