Fragment of Pectoral
Description
Object Label: Egyptian religion frequently adopted a mulitplicity of approaches to explain or represent different aspects of a single divine concept. The sun god, for instance, had a morning aspect called Khepri, commonly depicted as a scarab beetle pushing the sun disk across the heavens much as a beetle rolls a ball of dung across the desert floor. The noontime sun was Re or Re-Horakhty, often shown as a falcon or falcon-headed man with a sun disk on his head. Atum, who personified the sun that set over the western horizon to travel through the underworld, could be represented in many guises, including those of a human-headed cobra, a ram-headed man, or a weary old man. Caption: Fragment of Pectoral, ca. 664–332 B.C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 1 9/16 x 3 3/4 x 5/16 in. (3.9 x 9.6 x 0.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 68.18. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A horizontally oriented fragment showing a painted/colored decorative register with a central falcon-headed deity or protective figure and wings, flanked by symmetrical motifs on a dark background.
The image shows a rectangular stone/plaster fragment bordered by damaged edges. Across the center is a large, greenish circular form above a central figure with a falcon-like head (beak area suggested) and a striped, blue-green body beneath. Semicircular or feather-like elements extend from both sides of the central figure, giving a winged/wing-and-feather appearance. The surrounding field includes scattered small blocks of color and geometric patterns (including red-brown, turquoise/green, and beige). No clear cartouche or royal name is legible. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. No distinct hieroglyphic signs can be confidently read, though the decorative style suggests iconographic ornament typical of Egyptian pectoral fragments.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 68.18 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3768 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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