Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · other
Needle
Description
Caption: Needle, ca. 1352–1332 B.C.E.. Bronze, Diam. 1/16 × 3 7/8 in. (0.2 × 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 35.2012.
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 single, thin artifact resembling a needle or stylus.
The artifact depicted is a slender, elongated object that appears to be made of metal. Its narrow form and pointed end suggest it could have been used as a tool, possibly for writing or crafting. The simplicity and precision in its shape are notable, without any decorative features present.
unclear
unknown
good
Materials
metal
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 35.2012 tier-2
- BKM-Object 45632 tier-2
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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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