Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry
Bes Amulet
Description
Caption: Bes Amulet, 664–332 B.C.E.. Faience, 3 5/8 × 1 1/8 × 11/16 in. (9.2 × 2.9 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.925E.
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 faience amulet depicting a standing figure with a distinctive headdress.
The artifact is a small faience amulet featuring a figure with a tall, elaborate headdress. The back of the figure is textured with diamond-shaped patterns, possibly representing clothing or protective features. The amulet is standing and appears to be in mostly complete form, though there is some wear on the head area.
religious
Late Period
good
Materials
faience
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.925E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117509 tier-2
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