Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God
Description
Caption: Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 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, 16.78. (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 carved wooden object, possibly decorative, featuring a human face motif.
The artifact is a wooden carving depicting a human face with detailed geometric patterns. The face appears stylized, with pronounced eyebrows and a beard-like pattern. The top of the object has a narrow cylindrical neck, suggesting it might be a vessel or a decorative piece. The craftsmanship reflects meticulous carving techniques.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.78 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3143 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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.