Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry
Amulet Representing the Fore and Middle Fingers
Description
Caption: Amulet Representing the Fore and Middle Fingers, 664–332 B.C.E.. Stone, 1/4 x 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. (0.7 x 2.2 x 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1181E.
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.
An amulet in the shape of a papyrus scepter.
This artifact is a small, dark amulet shaped like a papyrus scepter, commonly associated with rejuvenation and new life in ancient Egyptian culture. It appears to be made of a dark stone, possibly obsidian or a similar material, with a smooth texture and signs of age and wear. The shape is elongated with rounded ends and some faint incised lines visible.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
stone
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1181E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117753 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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