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

Inlay in Form of Standing Tawaret

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Description

Caption: Inlay in Form of Standing Tawaret, 525–30 B.C.E.. Glass, 1 9/16 x 5/8 x 1/8 in. (4 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1281E. (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 dark-and-green inlay figure on a gray support, depicting a standing animal-like form with outstretched wings or arms, consistent with a Tawaret-style amulet silhouette. A paper label with handwritten inventory number appears below the object.

The image shows a small carved/assembled inlay figure photographed against a uniform gray textured background. The figure has a dark (black/very dark blue) body with a green element on the top/back area, possibly representing a separate inlay piece (e.g., turquoise/green glass) used for details such as head or wings. The silhouette suggests a standing, upright creature with broad, wing-like sides and a raised, rounded head/upper projection; lower features are indistinct due to the small scale and image resolution. No readable hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible on the artifact itself. A white paper label beneath the object contains handwritten characters: "37.128/5" (or very close), which is modern cataloging text rather than ancient inscription.

decorative Persian Period or Ptolemaic Period (per catalogue; image details insufficient to refine further) fragmentary
Deities Tawaret (probable, from catalogue title and general silhouette; not explicitly readable)
Materials Glass (green inlay element visible; dark inlay body also consistent with glass but not fully confirmable from image alone)

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Deities Taweret
Materials Stone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1281E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117845 tier-2
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