Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · other
Broom
Description
Caption: Broom, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E.. Grass, 15 × 9 × 1 3/4 in. (38.1 × 22.9 × 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1929E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museu)
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 bound bundle of reeds or twigs tied together.
The artifact is a simple, utilitarian broom-like object composed of dried reeds or thin twigs tightly bound together. The composition is straightforward, with the twigs bundled together and secured with cord at intervals, creating a fan-like shape. It appears functional, suggesting use in daily life activities.
daily life
unknown
good
Materials
wood
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1929E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118434 tier-2
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