Four Sons of Horus Amulets
Description
Caption: Four Sons of Horus Amulets, 381–343 B.C.E.. Faience, 37.1806Ea: 1 9/16 x 1/2 x 3/16 in. (4 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm) 37.1806Eb: 1 9/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. (4 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm) 37.1806Ec: 1 9/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. (4 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm) 37.1806Ed: 1 9/16 x 7/16 x 1/4 in. (4 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1806Ea-d.
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.
Four faience amulets depicting the god Horus.
The image shows four small faience amulets, each in the shape of the falcon-headed god Horus. These amulets likely served a protective role, featuring Horus in a typically upright position with detailed head and body features. The material is a blue-green faience, a common choice for protective and symbolic objects in ancient Egypt due to its lustrous quality.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1806Ea-d tier-2
- BKM-Object 118326 tier-2
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