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-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.

An ancient Egyptian amulet depicting a stylized djed pillar.

This image shows a small, faience amulet in the shape of a djed pillar, a symbol often associated with stability and the god Osiris in ancient Egyptian culture. The amulet displays conventional design elements with a series of horizontal bars ascending to a rounded top, characteristic of such amulets. The surface exhibits minor wear, common in artifacts of this age and material.

decorative unknown good
Deities Osiris
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Egypt
Deities OsirisIsis
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

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