Headrest Amulet
Description
Caption: Headrest Amulet, 664–332 B.C.E.. Hematite or onyx, 13/16 x 1 3/8 x 5/16 in. (2.1 x 3.5 x 0.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.132. (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 headrest carved from a single piece of dark material.
The image depicts an Egyptian headrest characterized by its simplistic yet functional design. It consists of a flat rectangular base and a curved, crescent-shaped support where the head would rest. The artifact appears to be made of a dark material, possibly wood or stone, suggesting it was intended for practical use rather than decorative purposes. There are no visible inscriptions or decorative motifs, indicating a straightforward utilitarian design.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 08.480.132 tier-2
- BKM-Object 19194 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.