Lion-Headed Gaming Piece, 1 of 5
Description
Caption: Lion-Headed Gaming Piece, 1 of 5, ca. 1938–1630 B.C.E.. Faience, 3/4 x 3/4 in. (1.9 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.3.5.
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.
Five small, blue faience game pieces are lined up against a neutral background.
The image depicts five ancient Egyptian game pieces made of blue faience, likely used in board games. The pieces have a rounded, slightly abstract form with variations in surface texture and coloration, indicative of age and use. Faience is a glazed non-clay ceramic material that was popular in ancient Egypt, often used for small objects like these due to its bright color and durability.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 36.3.5 tier-2
- BKM-Object 45889 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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