Inlay of a Mourning Woman, Probably Nephthys
Description
Caption: Inlay of a Mourning Woman, Probably Nephthys, 525–30 B.C.E.. Glass, 1 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in. (4.1 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1156E. (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 amulet made from blue-green faience in the shape of a standing figure.
The image depicts a faience amulet shaped like a standing figure, likely representing a deity or symbolic figure. The style is typical of Egyptian small-scale artifacts, exhibiting a simple yet distinct form. The faience material gives it a characteristic blue-green hue, commonly used in Egyptian artifacts for its symbolic associations with life and rebirth. Notable is the elongated shape and simple detailing, indicative of mass-produced items often used for personal protection or in tombs for the afterlife.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1156E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117729 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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