Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Loop Earring with Gazelle's Head
Description
Caption: Loop Earring with Gazelle's Head, late 4th–early 3rd century B.C.E.. Gold, Diam. 7/8 in. (2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.774E. (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 gold ring featuring a coiled design with an animal head.
The artifact is a gold ring with a coiled design that appears to resemble a snake or similar creature. The craftsmanship is intricate, suggesting it may have been a piece of jewelry used for decorative or symbolic purposes. The ring is well-preserved, exhibiting high-quality metalwork characteristic of ancient Egyptian jewelry.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
gold
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.774E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117365 tier-2
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