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

Quadruple Wadjet-eye Amulet Mold

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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-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.

A small, circular fragment of fired clay bearing molded/inscribed motifs that resemble an amulet-eye form arranged in multiple registers.

The photograph shows a round, thick piece of clay with a weathered, granular surface. Across the center is a relief design made of shallow, horizontal bands and curving lines; the arrangement suggests a multi-part eye-like motif typical of Wadjet/eye amulet molds, with layered elements on top of one another. No clear cartouche or royal name is visible. The edges are worn and irregular, with partial loss of the molded detail. No identifiable Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text appears, and no confidently readable hieroglyph signs are legible at this resolution.

unclear Late Period (per catalogue; exact dating from image unclear) fragmentary
Deities Wadjet (eye amulet motif; identification based on implied design, not fully confirmable)
Materials Clay (fired)

Connections

Deities Wadjet
Materials Clay

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.
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