Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry
Tethering Stone
Description
Caption: Tethering Stone, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.. Limestone, 6 7/8 × 5 7/8 × 19 5/16 in. (17.5 × 15 × 49 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 25.886.18. (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 carved stone block with a rectangular hole on one end.
The artifact appears to be a roughly rectangular stone block with a notable rectangular hole at one end. The surface is uneven with signs of carving or wear, suggesting possible use in construction or as a tool. The stone shows no discernible inscriptions or decorative elements, which could indicate practical use.
unclear
unknown
good
Materials
stone
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 25.886.18 tier-2
- BKM-Object 24589 tier-2
About this record's data
- 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.