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

Inlay of a Mourning Woman, Probably Nephthys

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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.

decorative New Kingdom good
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Deities Nephthys
Materials FaienceStone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1156E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117729 tier-2
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