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

Plaque of the Goddess Hathor in Relief

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Description

Caption: Plaque of the Goddess Hathor in Relief, ca. 664–525 B.C.E. or later. Gold, 1 × 5/8 × 1/16 in. (2.5 × 1.6 × 0.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.810E. (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 golden amulet with an engraved design.

The artifact is an elongated gold amulet with a loop at the top, allowing it to be worn as a pendant. The surface features an engraved depiction of a figure, possibly a deity or symbolic representation, with careful attention to symbolic detail. The background texture suggests gentle wear, typical of ancient jewelry.

decorative New Kingdom good
Deities Anubis
Materials gold
Signs Anubis

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Deities HathorAnubis
Materials Gold

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.810E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117396 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.
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