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

Amulet in Form of Mummiform Figure

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Description

Caption: Amulet in Form of Mummiform Figure, 664–30 B.C.E.. Gold, 1 5/16 x 1/2 x 1/16 in. (3.4 x 1.2 x 0.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.215. (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, gold-colored figure resembling an ancient Egyptian deity or person.

The artifact is a gold-colored, flat figure standing in profile. The figure appears to be rendered in high relief, showcasing a side view with notable attention to detail, particularly in the posture and headgear. The style suggests symbolic or religious significance, possibly representing a deity or a notable person.

religious unknown good
Materials gold

Connections

Found at Thebes
Materials Gold

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 08.480.215 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 19268 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.
  • 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.