Falcon on a Column with Palm Capital
Description
Caption: Falcon on a Column with Palm Capital, ca. 525–30 B.C.E.. Glass, 2 7/16 × 5/8 × 3/16 in. (6.2 × 1.6 × 0.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1152E. (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 blue and green amulet depicting a wadjet eye atop a Djed pillar.
The artifact is a faience amulet depicting a Djed pillar, a symbol of stability often associated with the god Osiris. Atop the pillar is a depiction of the wadjet eye, shown in green, symbolizing protection and royal power. The combination of these symbols signifies strength and stability. The amulet is crafted in vibrant colors, typical of faience work, providing an insight into its symbolic and protective purposes in ancient Egyptian culture.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1152E tier-2
- BKM-Object 4123 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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