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Curved Needle

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Description

Caption: Curved Needle, 313–642 C.E.. Wood, Diam. 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (0.7 x 15.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1978E. (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.

An ancient wooden artifact with a pointed end and a hole drilled through it.

This artifact is a wooden stick with a tapered point on one end. It features a small hole, possibly for stringing or attachment. Some red pigment is visible near the pointed end.

unclear unknown good
Materials wood

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Materials Wood

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1978E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118481 tier-2
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