Inscribed Magical Amulet
Description
Caption: Inscribed Magical Amulet, ca. 664–525 B.C.E.. Feldspar, 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 5 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.135. (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 turquoise faience shard with faint hieroglyphs.
The artifact is a turquoise faience shard, displaying faint hieroglyphs inscribed on its surface. The object appears to have been a part of a larger piece, possibly used for decorative or religious purposes. The style is consistent with typical Egyptian faience work, known for its vibrant color and glossy finish. The visible inscriptions are not entirely clear but suggest it might have had a symbolic or textual significance.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 51.135 tier-2
- BKM-Object 65216 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.