Snakebite Papyrus
Description
Caption: Snakebite Papyrus, 6th–4th century B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, a: Glass: 15 13/16 x 27 5/8 in. (40.2 x 70.2 cm) a: Object: 10 13/16 x 26 3/16 in. (27.5 x 66.5 cm) b: Glass: 15 3/4 x 29 1/2 in. (40 x 75 cm) b: Object: 10 11/16 x 25 3/8 in. (27.2 x 64.5 cm) c: Glass: 15 3/4 x 22 3/16 in. (40 x 56.3 cm) c: Object: 10 13/16 x 18 3/8 in. (27.5 x 46.7 cm) d: Small Box of Fragments: 1 3/4 x 4 1/16 x 4 1/16 in.. Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.85a-f.
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.
The image depicts fragments of a papyrus document with extensive hieroglyphic text.
The papyrus fragments are mounted on a display, featuring numerous lines of hieroglyphic text. The layout is horizontal with carefully arranged sections, possibly indicating different columns or sections. The style is indicative of administrative or literary papyrus from an ancient Egyptian period, showcasing black ink on papyrus material.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 47.218.85a-f tier-2
- BKM-Object 124173 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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