Double Kohl Tube with Cover Set on a Pivot
Description
Caption: Double Kohl Tube with Cover Set on a Pivot, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.. Wood, 37.668Ea: 3 7/16 × 1 15/16 in. (8.7 × 4.9 cm) 37.668Eb: Length 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.668E. (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 cylindrical wooden object with two vertical halves joined at the top.
The object is composed of two cylindrical wooden halves, joined by a central pin or axis at the top. The style is simplistic and appears utilitarian, with a smooth finish on the wood. It lacks any decorative elements or inscriptions, indicating possible usage in daily activities. The wood shows signs of age.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.668E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117277 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.