Bell
Description
Caption: Bell, 30 C.E.–395 C.E.. Bronze, 4 3/4 × 3 1/16 × 2 11/16 in. (12 × 7.8 × 6.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.121.
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.
Bronze bell-shaped object with an applied/engraved central figure and decorative incised motifs on the front.
The image shows a small, bell-shaped bronze object photographed from the front. The broad conical/flared body tapers to a flanged base. On the front face, a central motif appears to be a small standing animal-like figure (possibly a bull/calf or similar form) above a band of incised decorative curves. Around and behind the central figure are multiple lines and swirls forming an ornate, roughly symmetrical pattern. The upper portion has a rounded, raised collar-like element, and small raised projections on either side suggest mounting details or decorative lugs. No clear cartouches, royal names, or formal hieroglyphic text bands are legible in the photo. The decoration is incised/engraved rather than painted, and traces of darker patina and scratches are visible, especially on the upper section. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic script is visible.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.580.121 tier-2
- BKM-Object 9944 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.