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

Fragmentary Altar?

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Description

Caption: Fragmentary Altar?, 305–30 B.C.E., or later. Bronze, Width of altar floor 4 3/16 x Diam. 2 13/16 x Length of altar floor 4 3/16 in. (10.7 x 7.1 x 10.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1592E. (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.

Bronze artifact with ornate, fragmented features mounted on a stand.

The object is a bronze artifact showcasing detailed and elaborate craftsmanship. It appears to be fragmented with noticeable decorative elements around the top. The object is mounted on a modern stand, indicating it may be displayed for observation rather than functional use. The corrosion and wear suggest significant age.

decorative unknown fragmentary
Materials bronze

Connections

Materials BronzeMetal

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1592E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118117 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.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.