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, 11/16 x 3/4 x 7/16 in (1.8 x 1.9 x 1.1 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, 16.580.616.153. (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 circular terracotta/clay object with a central drilled cavity/opening and rough surface wear, photographed against a plain light background.

The image shows a single small, round fragment of fired clay (terracotta) centered in the frame. One side appears slightly flatter, while the reverse edge is irregular. There is a prominent central opening or perforation (dark interior) with a rough, hand-made appearance around the hole. No visible incised hieroglyphs, cartouches, painted decoration, or clearly modeled figure features are discernible at this resolution. The overall form is consistent with a small mold element or a fragment associated with producing small artifacts, but the photo does not clearly show a modeled poppy seed head motif or mold cavity details.

unclear Late New Kingdom Period (per catalogue; not directly confirmable from image) fragmentary
Materials clayterracotta (fired)

Connections

Materials ClayTerracotta

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.580.616.153 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 226803 tier-2
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