Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry
Khonsu Amulet
Description
Caption: Khonsu Amulet, 664–343 B.C.E.. Gold, 1 x 7/16 x 1/4 in. (2.6 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.825E. (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 symbol in a gold material.
The artifact is a small amulet made of gold, representing a djed pillar with an ankh and was scepter, symbols often linked to stability and life. The gold's smooth surface suggests skilled craftsmanship, and the shadows enhance its three-dimensional form.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
gold
Signs
djed pillar
ankh
was scepter
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.825E tier-2
- BKM-Object 4104 tier-2
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- 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.
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