Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry

Hollow Biconical Bead

Source of record: Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

Caption: Hollow Biconical Bead, ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.. Silver, 1/4 x Diam. 1/2 in. (0.6 x 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 13.1039.2.

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.

The image shows three small artifacts displayed with numbers for identification.

This image depicts a set of three small artifacts laid out against a plain background. Each object is positioned near a numeric label, indicative of display in a museum or catalog setting. The artifacts vary in shape and possibly material, suggesting they could be amulets or jewelry components. The composition suggests a modern documentation style, typical of museum displays. There are no visible inscriptions or decorations on these objects.

photographic documentation unknown modern_reproduction
Materials unclear

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 13.1039.2 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 4288 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.