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

Offering Table

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Roman ? Caption: Roman ?. Offering Table, 332 B.C.E.–395 C.E.. Sandstone, 9 13/16 x 3 5/16 x 11 1/4 in. (25 x 8.4 x 28.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.807. (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 carved stone artifact with decorative elements, including geometric shapes and possibly hieroglyphic symbols.

The artifact is a rectangular stone piece featuring a central recessed area surrounded by symmetrical decorations. It includes twin ankh-like carvings and a series of vertical lines resembling columns, which may represent stylized hieroglyphs or symbolic decoration. The style of carving is typical of ancient Egyptian stonework, with precise geometric patterns.

decorative unknown good
Materials limestone
Signs unknown symbol resembling ankh ×2

Connections

Materials LimestoneStone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 09.889.807 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 21257 tier-2
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