Jewelry Spacer
Description
Object Label: One side of this spacer depicts a child nursed by a goddess flanked by other deities, one dominating a bound prisoner. The other side shows an enthroned falcon-headed god flanked by still more deities, again with a bound captive. This decoration, done in openwork characteristic of late Dynasty XX through Dynasty XXV, may symbolize the birth, childhood, and triumphal enthronement of the god Horus and therefore possibly also the king in his role as Horus. Caption: Jewelry Spacer, ca. 1185–653 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 1/16 x 1/4 x 1 15/16 in. (2.7 x 0.7 x 5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 49.30. (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 faience plaque depicting a royal or divine figure seated and surrounded by attendants.
This artifact is a faience plaque illustrating a central figure, possibly a deity, seated on a throne with attendants on either side. The style is typical of New Kingdom Egyptian art, featuring elongated figures and detailed representations of clothing and headdresses. Notable features include the intricate patterns on the throne and the gestures of reverence by the attendants.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 49.30 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3531 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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