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

Ladle or Shallow Pan in Form of Goose's Neck

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Description

Object Label: This object may have served as a ladle or cooking pan. The graceful handle reproduces the curved neck of a goose and recalls similar forms on stone vessels and spoons of the period. Caption: Ladle or Shallow Pan in Form of Goose's Neck, ca. 1479–1400 B.C.E.. Bronze, 4 9/16 x 9 3/8 in. (11.6 x 23.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 13.1045. (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.

A bronze utensil photographed in profile, consisting of a circular shallow bowl and a short neck that curves into a goose-neck-like handle.

The image shows a dark metal object against a light background. One end is a broad, circular, shallow bowl/pan with a slightly concave interior; the outer surface appears worn/patinated. From the bowl’s rim extends a narrow, curved handle that resembles a goose-neck form, ending in a small loop or tied/attached element near the right side of the image. No clear decorative relief, inscriptions, or iconographic figures are visible on the metal surface in this photograph. The object is photographed cleanly with no associated labels or text visible in-frame.

daily life New Kingdom (catalogue ground truth; image does not allow secure independent dating) good
Materials Bronze

Connections

Found at Abydos
Materials Bronze

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 13.1045 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3104 tier-2
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