Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry
Vulture Amulet
Description
Caption: Vulture Amulet, 305–30 B.C.E.. Gold, 1/2 x 1/16 x 1 1/8 in. (1.3 x 0.1 x 2.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.792E. (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 golden amulet in the shape of a flying bird, likely a falcon.
The artifact is a small golden amulet depicting a bird with outstretched wings, possibly representing the falcon, which is often associated with the god Horus. The craftsmanship shows detailed feather patterns and a well-defined beak, typical of Egyptian jewelry work.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Deities
Horus
Materials
gold
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.792E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117383 tier-2
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