Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · tool
Small Knife
Description
Caption: Small Knife, 305–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 1/2 × 1/16 × 4 5/8 in. (1.3 cm, 2mm, 11.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.452E.
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 single ancient Egyptian knife made of bronze.
The image depicts an ancient Egyptian knife characterized by its simple, elongated blade. The knife appears to be crafted from bronze, indicated by its greenish patina. The form is functional, likely intended for use in daily activities or potentially ceremonial contexts.
daily life
unknown
good
Materials
bronze
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.452E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117101 tier-2
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