Amulet of Pataikos
Description
Caption: Amulet of Pataikos, 664–332 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 7/16 × 5/8 × 1/2 in. (3.6 × 1.6 × 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.989E.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Small turquoise-blue faience amulet depicting a human-shaped figure standing on a base with arms held to the sides and a distinct face.
The image shows a single, small object photographed against a plain light background. The amulet is turquoise-blue with darker blue/green mottling consistent with glazed faience. In the center stands a compact, human-like figure with a full head and molded facial features. The figure’s arms appear bent and held close to the torso, and the legs are separated with a small base supporting the body. The style resembles a molded figurine/amulet form rather than an engraved plaque. No clear cartouche, readable hieroglyphs, or Greek/Coptic/Arabic inscriptions are visible in the provided view. No explicit deity iconography (e.g., animal attributes, crowns, or distinctive symbols) can be confirmed from the visible features alone.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.989E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117566 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.