Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Relief of Vetch Plant

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Description

Caption: Relief of Vetch Plant, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 9 x 20 11/16 in. (22.8 x 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 61.86. (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 stone slab with fragmented carvings and inscriptions.

The artifact is a rectangular stone slab featuring heavily fragmented carvings likely representing hieroglyphs. The surface appears weathered, with many of the carved symbols worn down, suggesting age. The composition is dense with lines crossing over each other, and the style is indicative of ancient Egyptian work. Notable features include its rough surface and the disorderly appearance of the carvings.

hieroglyphic only unknown fragmentary
Materials limestone

Connections

Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 61.86 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 78827 tier-2
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