Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · other
Razor Blade
Description
Caption: Razor Blade, ca. 1938–1759 B.C.E.. Copper, 1 15/16 × 3 3/8 in. (4.9 × 8.6 cm) 3 3/8 × 1 15/16 × 1/16 in. (8.6 × 4.9 × 0.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.656E. (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 small, flat metal artifact with a curved top and three visible holes.
The object is a small, flat piece of metal, likely bronze or brass, with a curved top. It appears to have a patina indicative of age, with some markings or corrosion visible on the surface. There are three holes aligned vertically, possibly indicating it was attached to something at some point.
unclear
unknown
good
Materials
bronze
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.656E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117265 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.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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