Amulet Representing an Ape
Description
Caption: Amulet Representing an Ape, ca. 664–525 B.C.E., or later. Faience, 1 9/16 x 3/8 x 9/16 in. (4 x 0.9 x 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1173E. (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.
The image shows a small dark amulet-shaped object in the form of an ape, rendered in a single piece with incised surface detailing.
A solitary, vertically oriented amulet figure is photographed against a white background. The object depicts a standing ape (or ape-like animal) with a raised head and stylized facial features. One arm appears lifted or bent, and the body is modeled with incised contours and small surface marks. No background or surrounding scene elements are present. The surface looks matte and mottled, consistent with a glazed ceramic (faience) appearance, though the photo’s resolution makes exact glaze quality uncertain. There are no clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or separate inscription panels visible on the figure in this image.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1173E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117745 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.