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

Loop Earring with Gazelle's Head

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Description

Caption: Loop Earring with Gazelle's Head, late 4th–3rd century B.C.E.. Gold, Diam. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.770E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A small gold loop earring with a loop ring and a small animal-head terminal, with a white cord-like element descending from the gold head and a pale tag attached.

The photograph shows a gold earring consisting of a circular loop/ring with a hinged-looking join at one side. At the top/left of the loop is a small stylized animal head facing forward (the catalogue identifies it as a gazelle’s head). From beneath the head a thin, light-colored twisted cord or suspension strand descends. Attached at the lower end is a pale yellow-beige inventory or display tag bearing dark writing, though the text appears to be handwritten modern cataloguing rather than ancient inscription. No visible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or ancient Greek/Coptic/Arabic inscriptions are present on the object itself in this image.

decorative Late Ptolemaic Period or Roman Period (per catalogue; image alone not sufficient to confirm) good
Materials Goldcord/twisted suspension (unknown material)paper/card tag (unknown)

Connections

Found at Thebes
Materials Gold

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.770E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117361 tier-2
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