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

Isis-knot Amulet

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Description

Caption: Isis-knot Amulet, 664–332 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 1/8 x 7/16 x 3/16 in. (2.9 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.65. (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.

A small dark blue/green faience amulet shaped like an Isis-knot (a stylized belt/knot form).

The image shows a single molded amulet photographed against a light background. The top consists of a rounded, bulging form tapering slightly upward, connected to a vertical central element that widens toward the bottom into a skirt-like shape. On the front, shallow molded lines suggest a central seam and two vertical ridges or folds on either side. No clear hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or additional iconography is visible. The surface appears worn with small pits/roughness typical of small faience objects. The overall silhouette matches the common Isis-knot amulet form; however, the exact inscriptions are not visible/none are apparent.

decorative Late Period (probably) good
Deities Isis
Materials Faience

Connections

Deities Isis
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.580.65 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9890 tier-2
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