Fly Pendants
Description
Caption: Fly Pendants, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.. Silver, modern string, 5 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in. (12.7 × 16.5 × 1.3 cm) mount (clasps for display and storage board): 3/4 × 6 1/4 × 6 in. (1.9 × 15.9 × 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 14.641. (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 necklace made of tooth-shaped beads or pendants.
The image depicts a necklace composed of multiple tooth-shaped pendants. Each pendant is carved to resemble a human tooth and is strung together with a cord. The necklace has a symmetrical layout with the pendants evenly spaced over a textile background. This type of adornment is indicative of ancient jewelry-making techniques.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 14.641 tier-2
- BKM-Object 8635 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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