The Hieroglyph ‘‘aper’’ Amulet
Description
Caption: The Hieroglyph ‘‘aper’’ Amulet, 664 B.C.E., or later. Limestone (?), 1 1/8 x 9/16 x 11/16 in. (2.8 x 1.4 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.112. (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, dark stone artifact with an engraved figure.
The artifact appears to be a small, worn stone figure, possibly depicting a deity or important figure. It is carved from a dark stone and has minimal detail visible due to its size and wear. The background has a textured surface, which might indicate a modern presentation context. There are red numbers inscribed on the lower part of the artifact, likely a catalog or identification number, suggesting it is part of a collection or study.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 08.480.112 tier-2
- BKM-Object 19177 tier-2
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.