Netting Needle
Description
Caption: Netting Needle, 313–642 C.E.. Wood, 3/8 x 9 5/16 in. (0.9 x 23.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1980E. (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 Egyptian wooden object resembling a weaving shuttle with attached cords.
This artifact is a wooden shuttle likely used in textile production. It features a long, slender, slightly tapered shape, with cords or fibers attached, suggesting its use in weaving. The surface appears smooth, indicating careful craftsmanship. The object reflects practical aspects of daily life in ancient Egypt, specifically in textile manufacturing.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1980E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118483 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- 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.