Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Part of a Earring in the Form of a Bull's Head
Description
Caption: Part of a Earring in the Form of a Bull's Head, 3rd century B.C.E.. Gold, 3/16 x 13/16 in. (0.5 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.779E. (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 small, detailed gold amulet depicting an animal.
The artifact is a small gold amulet intricately crafted to resemble an animal, possibly a cow or a bull. The style shows fine detailing, typical of the attention to detail seen in personal adornments. It is attached to a small tag, which may indicate a catalog number or other identification for museum documentation.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
gold
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.779E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117370 tier-2
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