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

Royal Book of Protection Late Period, Saite PeriodElephantine, Egypt

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Description

Caption: Royal Book of Protection, 664–610 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, b: Glass: 12 3/16 × 19 7/8 in. (31 × 50.5 cm) b: Object: 8 1/4 × 15 1/16 in. (21 × 38.2 cm) d: Glass: 12 1/16 × 19 15/16 in. (30.7 × 50.6 cm) d: Object: 8 7/16 × 14 15/16 in. (21.5 × 38 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.49a-f. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Connections

Found at Elephantine

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 47.218.49a-f tier-2
  • BKM-Object 60691 tier-2
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