Magic Gem
Description
Caption: Magic Gem, 100–300 C.E.. Red jasper, 7/8 × 11/16 × 1/16 in. (2.2 × 1.7 × 0.2 cm) mount (2025 mount): 4 1/2 × 1 × 1/4 in. (11.4 × 2.5 × 0.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1755E. (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.
A carved red gemstone depicting a standing figure with inscriptions.
The artifact is a circular carved red gemstone featuring a central figure likely representing a deity or a prominent individual. The figure stands in a frontal pose, holding an object, and is surrounded by engraved text. The style is consistent with engraved jewelry or amulets from antiquity, showcasing fine detail and craftsmanship.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1755E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118275 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.