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

Amulet of Enthroned Hathor

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Description

Caption: Amulet of Enthroned Hathor, 664–332 B.C.E., or later. Faience, 2 9/16 x 9/16 x 1 1/8 in. (6.5 x 1.5 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1003E. (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 greenish faience amulet shaped like a nude female figure seated on a throne, with an elaborate headdress/head element resembling Hathor’s iconography.

The image shows a single object photographed against a neutral gray background. The amulet is a small, vertically oriented molded figure: a nude standing/seated female form with a broad, throne-like base. She wears a tall, ornate headpiece; facial features are worn but include a defined head/face with a central element across the brow or face. The overall modeling and subject styling suggest an enthroned female goddess figure, consistent with Hathor in some amulet types, though the exact finer details of the headdress (e.g., specific cow horns/ears) are not clearly discernible due to wear and image resolution. No surrounding hieroglyphs or cartouches are visible on the photographed sides. The surface is translucent/porous in appearance, typical of faience.

religious Late Period or later (as catalogued); exact sub-period unclear from image alone fragmentary
Deities Hathor (enthroned) (suggested by form; identification not fully confirmable from image)
Materials faience (green glaze)

Connections

Deities Hathor
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1003E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117580 tier-2
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