Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · architecture
Palmette with Geometric Pattern
Description
Catalogue description: Culture Coptic Caption: Coptic. Palmette with Geometric Pattern, 4th–5th century C.E.. Flax, wool, 7 x 10 5/8 in. (17.8 x 27 cm) as mounted: 2 × 7 × 10 7/16 in. (5.1 × 17.8 × 26.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.56.
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 richly woven textile with intricate looped patterns.
The image depicts a textile piece with a dark background featuring elaborate loops and geometric designs woven with a lighter thread, possibly denoting high craftsmanship. The piece appears to be slightly worn on the edges, suggesting age and use.
decorative
Coptic
good
Materials
textile
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 08.480.56 tier-2
- BKM-Object 19124 tier-2
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