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

Pendant in Form of Monkey

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Phoenician Caption: Phoenician. Pendant in Form of Monkey, 5th century B.C.E.. Glass, 15/16 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (2.4 x 1.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1655E. (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, ornately crafted artifact resembling a stylized animal or deity figure.

The artifact appears to be a small faience figurine with distinct colors and detailed features. It has an intricate design, possibly representing a deity or an animal significant in Egyptian mythology. The craftsmanship suggests it might have decorative or symbolic significance.

decorative unknown good
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1655E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118179 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.