House Sale
Description
Catalogue description: Culture Aramaic Caption: Aramaic. House Sale, December 12, 402 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, mud, a: Object: 12 15/16 × 24 5/8 in. (32.8 × 62.5 cm) a: Frame: 26 5/8 × 14 7/8 × 1 in. (67.6 × 37.8 × 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.94a-b. (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 ancient Egyptian amulet with hieroglyphic inscriptions.
The object depicted is a small, rectangular amulet featuring hieroglyphic inscriptions on its surface. It consists of a central rectangular body from which threads or fibers protrude, possibly for attachment or wearing. The style is typical of ancient Egyptian amulets used for protection and religious purposes. The inscriptions appear etched into the surface, and the overall composition suggests it might have been part of a larger piece of jewelry or attire.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 47.218.94a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 60733 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.