Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Obelisk of a Woman
Description
Caption: Obelisk of a Woman, ca. 664–332 BCE. Limestone, 9 3/16 x 1 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. (23.4 x 4.7 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Albert Gallatin, 50.169. (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 obelisk fragment with no visible inscriptions.
The artifact appears to be a fragment of an obelisk, featuring a pointed top typical of Egyptian obelisks. The object displays wear and erosion, with a rough surface that lacks visible carvings or inscriptions. The stone material suggests it may have been part of a larger monument.
unclear
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
limestone
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 50.169 tier-2
- BKM-Object 64322 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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