Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Plaque with Half of a Female Head
Description
Caption: Plaque with Half of a Female Head, 100 B.C.E.–100 C.E.. Fused mosaic glass, 1 1/8 × 5/8 in. (2.9 × 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 58.93.3. (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 rectangular Egyptian artifact featuring a portrait in a profile view.
This is a rectangular piece showing a portrait with a detailed depiction of the head and hair. The style is characterized by vibrant colors and fine outlines, suggesting a decorative purpose. The face is partially visible, and the intricate detailing of the hair suggests artistic finesse prevalent in late antiquity.
decorative
Roman
good
Materials
faience
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 58.93.3 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3656 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.