Stud
Description
Object Label: Earrings Earrings were a late arrival in Egypt. They first appeared in the Middle Kingdom—probably introduced from Nubia or western Asia—but did not become popular until early in the Eighteenth Dynasty. By that time, in the truly cosmopolitan civilization of the New Kingdom, men, women, and children of high social standing all wore earrings. Perhaps because they originated in a foreign culture, earrings seem to have had no protective function for the Egyptians, unlike other jewelry. The principal forms of earrings included hoops, “boats,” plugs, and studs. All four types were attached to the ear through a hole piercing the lobe. Caption: Stud, ca. 1353–1336 B.C.E.. Glass, 15/16 x Diam. 9/16 in. (2.4 x 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.207. (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 spiral object resembling a bolt or screw with a circular top.
The image depicts a conical object with spiral grooves, similar in appearance to a bolt or screw. The top is circular, possibly resembling a fastening device. The composition looks metallic with visible grooves along its body and a flat, rounded head.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.580.207 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3191 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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