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

Inscribed Handle

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Description

Caption: Inscribed Handle, 664–525 B.C.E.. Faience, 3 7/16 x Diam. 1 in. (8.8 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1697E. (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.

An ancient Egyptian artifact featuring a detailed, textured surface.

The artifact is a cylindrical object adorned with a repeated scale-like pattern, suggesting craftsmanship and artistic style typical of ancient Egyptian decorative arts. Its cylindrical shape and textured surface indicate it might have been used as a part of larger object or structure. The artifact appears to be made of stone, as indicated by the visible texture and wear.

decorative unknown good
Materials limestone

Connections

Found at Giza
Materials LimestoneFaience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1697E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118221 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.