Amulet of a Sow
Description
Caption: Amulet of a Sow, 664–343 B.C.E.. Faience, 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. (2.2 x 3.2 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, 16.580.7. (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.
A small ancient Egyptian faience amulet in the shape of a hedgehog.
This artifact is a faience amulet depicting a hedgehog, which was commonly associated with protection and rebirth in ancient Egypt. The figure is crafted with attention to the animal’s characteristic shape and features, such as its pointed snout and rounded body. The relatively simple and smooth style suggests it could have been a protective charm or part of funerary practices.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.580.7 tier-2
- BKM-Object 9836 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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