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Marriage Document

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Aramaic Caption: Aramaic. Marriage Document, July 3, 449 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, mud, linen, Object: 10 7/8 × 12 5/8 in. (27.6 × 32.1 cm) Frame: 13 1/8 × 14 13/16 × 7/8 in. (33.3 × 37.6 × 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.89. (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 clay seal impression with string attached.

The image shows a circular clay seal impression, featuring visible string that appears to have been part of a sealing process. The impression on the clay is unclear but suggests a form of ancient administrative or ceremonial seal. The piece is relatively well-preserved with discernible shapes on the surface.

unclear unknown good
Materials claystring

Connections

Found at Elephantine
Materials ClayPapyrusString

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 47.218.89 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3488 tier-2
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