Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry
Quadruple Wadjet-eye Amulet Mold
Description
Caption: Quadruple Wadjet-eye Amulet Mold, 664–343 B.C.E.. Clay, 11/16 × 1 5/16 × 1 5/8 in. (1.7 × 3.3 × 4.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1936E. (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 scarab seal depicting hieroglyphs on its surface.
The artifact is a small, round scarab seal crafted from clay. The upper surface is engraved with hieroglyphic inscriptions, typical of the late Egyptian style. The craftsmanship includes detailed carvings that suggest its use in administrative or ceremonial contexts. It exhibits some wear due to age, but the inscriptions remain largely legible.
hieroglyphic only
New Kingdom
good
Materials
clay
Signs
scarab
other hieroglyphics ×5
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1936E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118441 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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