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

Poppy Seed Head Pendant Mold

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Description

Caption: Poppy Seed Head Pendant Mold, ca. 1390–1322 B.C.E.. Clay, 13/16 x 3/8 x 1/4 in (2.0 x 0.9 x 0.7 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, 16.580.616.177. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Small, round fragment of baked clay showing a single incised/pressed motif on one face.

The image shows a small circular disc-like piece of fired clay photographed against a light gray background. The surface is sandy and worn, with a central shallow cavity or depression where a design appears to have been pressed or carved. Within the inner area, there is a dark, vertical form resembling a stylized plant or seed-head element, but fine details are eroded and not clear enough to identify specific symbols, deities, or text. No legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or alphabetic scripts are visible. The form is consistent with a small mold or mold fragment for a small pendant, though the exact subject (poppy seed head) cannot be confirmed from the worn motif alone.

decorative Late New Kingdom Period (per catalogue; specific motif detail too worn to verify visually) fragmentary
Materials baked clay (terracotta-like)
Signs Pressed/stamped plant/seed-head motif (not clearly identifiable)

Connections

Materials Baked Clay

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.580.616.177 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 226828 tier-2
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