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

Pair of Small Cymbals?

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Description

Caption: Pair of Small Cymbals?, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E.. Bronze, 37.1793Ea: 1/2 × 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 in. (1.2 × 5.4 × 5.4 cm) 37.1793Eb: 7/16 × 2 1/16 × 2 1/16 in. (1.1 × 5.2 × 5.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1793Ea-b. (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.

The artifact is a small, round metallic object with a central perforation.

This is a circular metal object, featuring a central hole. The surface shows signs of wear but retains a consistent metallic texture. The object appears to be plain with no apparent engravings or inscriptions. Its utilitarian appearance suggests it might have been part of a larger assembly or served a specific function.

unclear unknown good
Materials bronze

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Bronze

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1793Ea-b tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118313 tier-2
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