Wadjet-Eye Amulet
Description
Caption: Wadjet-Eye Amulet, 664–332 B.C.E.. Faience, 2 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 5/16 in. (6.7 x 4.8 x 0.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.129. (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.
An eye-shaped amulet with a Wadjet-like appearance (stylized falcon/eye form), shown front-on against a dark backing.
The object is a small, dark faience (or faience-like) amulet shaped like a protective Eye, with a prominent almond eye and surrounding markings. Above the eye is an extended, banded or feather-like form resembling the eyebrow/upper ornament typical of Wadjet-style amulets. Flanking the eye are thick, tab-like vertical elements that may represent protective side frames or attachment prongs. On the lower right area there is a curled, spiral-like decorative element, consistent with incised/relief detailing on some Eye amulets. No readable hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible in the provided image. The background is uniform and appears to be museum display backing; no cartouches or royal names are present.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 08.480.129 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3242 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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