Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry

Composite Amulet

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Description

Caption: Composite Amulet, 664–343 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 5/16 x 3/8 x 3/4 in. (3.4 x 1 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1096E. (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 small faience amulet depicting a human figure.

The artifact is a small amulet crafted from green-blue faience. It depicts a standing human figure, possibly a deity or other significant figure in ancient Egyptian culture. The amulet is finely detailed despite its small size, and shows signs of wear that suggest it was used or carried extensively.

decorative New Kingdom good
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1096E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117672 tier-2
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