Jewelry Box (?) with Lid
Description
Object Label: With the exception of wealthy nobles, most Egyptians had only a few valuable possessions that they hoped to take with them to the afterlife or leave to their children. They kept these treasured belongings well organized and secure by storing them in small boxes, often tied with a string. Boxes such as this example might have held a variety of objects, such as cosmetics, jewelry, or a child’s lock of hair. Caption: Jewelry Box (?) with Lid, ca. 1539–1425 B.C.E.. Wood, bronze, 3 5/8 x 3 3/16 x 3 1/4 in. (9.2 x 8.1 x 8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 61.19a-b. (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 small, dark-colored artifact with carved figures on one side.
This image depicts a cubic artifact with a deeply carved relief on one side, featuring figures that appear to be humanoid in form. The artifact is dark brown in color and seems to be composed of a dense material, possibly wood or stone. The carving is simple, lacking intricate detail, but clearly represents two standing figures with raised arms. The rest of the surfaces appear plain with some cracks, indicating signs of wear or age.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 61.19a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 3705 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.