Small Instrument
Description
Caption: Small Instrument, ca. 1352–1332 B.C.E.. Bronze, Diam. 1/4 × 1 13/16 in. (0.6 × 4.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 35.2017.
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 small bronze artifact resembling an ancient Egyptian scepter or tool.
This appears to be a small artifact, possibly crafted from bronze. The object has a simplistic, elongated shape that tapers at one end, resembling a scepter, staff, or a similar tool. The corrosion indicates significant age and exposure to environmental conditions. The design is minimal with no visible inscription or ornate detailing, suggesting a utilitarian or symbolic function.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 35.2017 tier-2
- BKM-Object 45637 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.