Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · other
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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-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 metal artifact with a loop and an upright projection.
The artifact appears to be made of rusted metal, suggesting age and possibly use in historical contexts. It consists of a circular loop attached to a projection, which might have served as a handle or fastening point. The texture and patina indicate it may have been buried or subjected to the elements over time.
unclear
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poor
Materials
metal
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 02.234 tier-2
- BKM-Object 15556 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.