Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head
Description
Caption: Small Loop Earring with Lion's Head, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E.. Gold, Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.777E. (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, ornate gold earring with a lion head motif.
This artifact is a finely crafted gold earring featuring a lion head motif. The lion head is detailed and the piece includes a twisted design, possibly indicating it was part of jewelry. The craftsmanship and style suggest it was a decorative object. The use of gold denotes high value and possibly status.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
gold
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.777E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117368 tier-2
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