Box with Sliding Cover
Description
Object Label: Beginning in the late Predynastic Period (circa 3300–3100 B.C.), Egyptians stored small precious objects in decorated wooden boxes. Early Dynasty 18 woodworkers frequently embellished these boxes, such as the ones displayed here, with ivory bands featuring rows of concentric circles. This design disappeared around the reign of Thutmose III. Caption: Box with Sliding Cover, ca. 1938–1478 B.C.E.. Wood, ivory, 3 3/4 x 4 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. (9.5 x 12.4 x 16.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 60.1.1a-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 decorative box adorned with intricate patterns of circles and lines.
The artifact is a small decorative box made from wood and inlaid with bone or ivory. It features a repeating pattern of concentric circles and linear designs. The craftsmanship suggests a focus on intricate detail and artistic symmetry, typical of Egyptian decorative art. The box stands on four short legs and has a slatted top.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 60.1.1a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 3680 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.
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