Earrings in Form of Ducks
Description
Object Label: Jewelry Glass and faience were both difficult materials for making jewelry. Eighteenth Dynasty artisans frequently created glass reproductions of traditional metal and stone forms. These early glassworkers, still perfecting their skills, often reduced intricate details like inscriptions to simple lines. Late Eighteenth Dynasty faiencemanufacturers produced mold-made rings inscribed with royal names. Because these pieces were too fragile to have been worn, they were most likely distributed as royal keepsakes at state occasions. Caption: Earrings in Form of Ducks, ca. 1390–1292 B.C.E.. Glass, 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. (2.3 x 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Michel Abemayor, 50.92a-b. (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.
Two labi decoration pieces shaped like Geese.
The image depicts two small artifacts crafted from reddish-brown material, shaped like geese. Each piece has a distinct silhouette with one end curled and the other pointed, suggesting a stylized bird form. They are mounted on a base for display purposes. The craftsmanship is detailed, highlighting ancient artistic techniques.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 50.92a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 3546 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.