Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry
Ear Stud
Description
Caption: Ear Stud, ca. 1539–1190 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), Greatest Diam. 1/2 x 7/8 in. (1.2 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1472E.
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.
Four ancient Egyptian inscribed pegs arranged in a row.
The image shows four small, ancient Egyptian pegs, each with inscriptions. These items are likely used for magical or ritualistic purposes. The style is simplistic, with each peg bearing similar carved inscriptions. The material appears to be ivory or bone, with inscriptions likely painted in red.
unclear
unknown
good
Materials
ivory
Signs
Red hieroglyphic script ×4
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1472E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118016 tier-2
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- 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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