Polyhedron with Greek Lettering (Die)
Description
Caption: Polyhedron with Greek Lettering (Die), 305–30 B.C.E., or later. Steatite, 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in. (3 x 3 x 3 cm) Weight: 0.1 lb. (31.7 g). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.453E. (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 carved stone object possibly used as a gaming die.
The object depicted appears to be a multi-sided stone die, featuring carved shapes or symbols on each face. The stone seems to have a dark, polished surface with visible signs of wear, suggesting frequent handling or use. The carvings are geometric and uniform, lacking any specific hieroglyphic representation.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.453E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117102 tier-2
About this record's data
- 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.