Wadjet-eye Amulet
Description
Caption: Wadjet-eye Amulet, ca. 664–30 B.C.E.. Sheet gold, 1/2 x 11/16 in. (1.3 x 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.217. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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 gold Egyptian amulet shaped like an eye with a protective/amuletic design consistent with a Wadjet-style eye.
The image shows a small, irregularly contoured piece of gold laid against a fabric-like background. The object appears to depict a stylized eye: an almond-shaped form with an inner pupil/marking, and an overarching brow/winged element. A small vertical tab-like projection hangs from the lower right area, suggesting it may have been attached to a string or backing or that it formed part of the amulet’s suspension/attachment. No clear hieroglyphic inscriptions, cartouches, or other text are visible in the photograph. The overall finish is bright and reflective, consistent with a thin gold sheet or gold foil construction (though the exact method—sheet gold, applied foil, or cast—cannot be confirmed from this image alone).
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 08.480.217 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3253 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.
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