Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry

Earring

Source of record: Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

Caption: Roman. Earring, 1–100 C.E.. Gold, amethyst or glass, Total length: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) Pendant: 1/2 x 3/8 in. (1.3 x 0.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.194. (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 single earring with a small charm featuring an Egyptian motif.

The image depicts a delicate earring with a gold wire hook. The charm is made of stone or similar material and includes a small red painted element resembling an Egyptian symbol. The overall style has an ancient aesthetic but may not be authentically ancient, appearing more as a modern item inspired by Egyptian motifs.

modern replica unknown modern_reproduction
Materials goldstone

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials FaienceStoneGold

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 08.480.194 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 19254 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.