Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Par of a Earring with Sheep's Head
Description
Caption: Par of a Earring with Sheep's Head, 3rd century B.C.E.. Gold, 9/16 × 9/16 in. (1.4 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.782E. (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.
Image of two ancient Egyptian earrings, one shaped like a lion's head.
The image shows two earrings; one prominently features a lion's head, a common motif in Egyptian art representing power and protection. The other earring appears circular with a coiled design and a dark spherical bead. The craftsmanship suggests intricate metalwork, likely from a later period when jewelry was artistically elaborate.
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unknown
good
Materials
metalstone
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.782E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117373 tier-2
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