Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Figure of Ptah as Amulet
Description
Caption: Figure of Ptah as Amulet, 332 B.C.E.–395 C.E.. Faience, 1 9/16 x 1/2 in. (3.9 x 1.3 cm)H 3.8 cm. W 1.3 cm. D 1.5 cm. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.152. (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 ancient Egyptian figurine possibly made of faience.
The artifact is a small, stylized figurine, likely made of faience, depicted in a minimalist form. Its compact size and simple features suggest it may have been used in religious or funerary practices. The surface is smooth and slightly worn, indicating some age, but the overall condition appears stable.
religious
unknown
good
Materials
faience
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 08.480.152 tier-2
- BKM-Object 19214 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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