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

Inlay of the Crown of Amun-Re

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Description

Caption: Inlay of the Crown of Amun-Re, 525–30 B.C.E.. Glass, 9/16 x 1/8 x 1 5/16 in. (1.4 x 0.3 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1745E. (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.

The image shows a small, dark red/maroon fragment shaped like part of an inlay, photographed against a neutral gray background with a handwritten label nearby.

A small rectangular/teardrop-shaped fragment in a deep maroon color is centered in the frame. One face is slightly curved and the lower edge appears pointed, suggesting it is a cut piece of an inlay element rather than a complete object. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or figural details are visible on the fragment in this photograph. A white museum label with handwritten numbers/characters is visible below the object; the text appears to read “371745E” (exact characters unclear).

unclear Persian Period or Ptolemaic Period (per catalogue; not identifiable from photo) fragmentary
Materials glass (catalogue: glass; visual color/opacity consistent but not confirmable from photo)

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Deities AmunAmun-Ra
Materials Bronze

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1745E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118267 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.