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

Amulet of Baubo

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Description

Caption: Amulet of Baubo, 3rd century B.C.E.–2nd century C.E.. Glass, 13/16 x 7/16 x 11/16 in. (2 x 1.1 x 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.980E. (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.

Small green glass amulet fragment shaped like a seated/generic figurative figure.

The image shows a single small object photographed against a light gray fabric or foam-like background. The object is a green, translucent piece with an incised/relief modelling suggesting a figure or emblem-like form (top appears narrower; lower portion broader). Surface detail is worn/soft, and fine facial or anatomical features are not clearly legible. No borders, suspension loop, or clearly readable inscription is visible in this view. The overall look is consistent with a glass amulet fragment, but the exact iconography (e.g., Baubo) cannot be confirmed from the available detail.

decorative Ptolemaic Period to Roman Period (per catalogue); image details are too limited to refine fragmentary
Materials glass (green, translucent; possibly colored glass)

Connections

Materials Bronze

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.980E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117557 tier-2
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