Terminal from a Broad Collar
Description
Object Label: The broad collar was part of the funerary dress affording magical protection for its wearer. Examples with falcon-headed terminals symbolic of Horus in his role as avenger of his murdered father Osiris are known from as early as the Middle Kingdom. This particular terminal, which exhibits the same color scheme as fine Twenty-third Dynasty specimens inlaid with semiprecious stones, illustrates the use of glass as a substitute for more costly elements. Caption: Terminal from a Broad Collar, 305–30 B.C.E.. Gold, glass, 1 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/4 in. (3.5 x 4.5 x 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 65.3.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Small gold ornament depicting a falcon head with a jeweled/painted blue-and-white body and yellow beak, likely the terminal of a collar component.
The image shows a single, rounded/arched gold element with a raised decorative border on the top edge. At the center is an inlaid or painted falcon head (stylized bird of prey) facing right. The falcon’s beak is rendered in yellow, while the surrounding head and neck are filled with dark blue and lighter blue/white areas. Along the lower portion there is a horizontal band of alternating dark and light stripes separated by a darker line, resembling decorative collar banding or inlay stripes. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or alphabetic text are visible. The background is a fabric-like surface; no additional inscriptions or components are present.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 65.3.2 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3737 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.
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