Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · other
Inlay of a Bull or Ram
Description
Caption: Inlay of a Bull or Ram, 525–30 B.C.E.. Glass, 5/8 x 1/8 x 1 3/16 in. (1.6 x 0.3 x 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1154E. (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 faience artifact depicting a reclining animal.
The artifact is a small, faience piece depicting a reclining bull, common in Egyptian art symbolizing strength and fertility. It features a smooth texture, transitioning colors from blue to green, indicating a meticulous crafting style. The object's compact size suggests it might have served as an amulet or decorative item.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
faience
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1154E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117727 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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.