Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry
Amulet of Pataikos
Description
Caption: Amulet of Pataikos, 664–332 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 × 7/16 × 5/16 in. (2.5 × 1.1 × 0.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.993E.
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 blue faience amulet in the shape of an animal.
The artifact is an ancient Egyptian amulet made of blue faience, depicting an animal figure typically associated with protection or religious significance. The surface shows signs of wear, with some visible discoloration which might indicate ancient usage or burial conditions. The artifact has a smooth texture and is small enough to have been worn as a personal ornament.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
faience
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.993E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117570 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.