Key
Description
Caption: Key, ca. 2nd–3rd century C.E.. Iron, 3/8 × 15/16 × 1 9/16 in. (1 × 2.4 × 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 02.234.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
The image shows a corroded iron key-like object with an open circular bow and a short, flat-toothed stem.
The object is photographed against a gray fabric background. At the left is the key bow: an open, roughly circular ring that is heavily oxidized and reddish-brown from corrosion. From the lower right of the bow extends a short stem that narrows slightly toward the end; the end appears blunt and may have lost or worn teeth due to corrosion. No decorative elements, inscriptions, or associated iconography are visible. No hieroglyphs, cartouches, or text are apparent on the surface. The overall look is consistent with a heavily rusted metal artifact rather than a carved or inscribed piece.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 02.234 tier-2
- BKM-Object 15556 tier-2
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.