One of the Four Sons of Horus
Description
Object Label: Living persons wore only one or a few amulets at a time, but mummies usually bear many amulets. The Ma’at amulet (no. 2) and heart scarabs (nos. 1, 3, 11), which occurred in many forms, guaranteed a successful judgment of the dead. The amulets of a hand (no. 8), lungs and a windpipe (no. 12), and wadjet-eyes (i.e., “healthy” eyes; no. 4) protected those parts of the body and also had connotations of resurrection and the unity or integrity of the mummy. The enigmatic aper amulet (no. 13) takes the form of the hieroglyph meaning “to be equipped,” perhaps in reference to the mummy’s preparation. The two crowns (nos. 5, 6) were symbols of power. The Heh insignia (no. 7), like the popular ankh-sign, denoted eternal life. Among the living, the frog (no. 9) and possibly also the hare (no. 10) suggested fertility. The amulets of the Four Sons of Horus (no. 15) perhaps served, as they did with canopic jars, to protect various organs of the body. Caption: One of the Four Sons of Horus, ca. 664–after 30 B.C.E.. Faience, 4 1/4 × 1 7/16 × 1/2 in. (10.8 × 3.7 × 1.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 51.223.3. (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 blue glazed faience figurine shaped like a human-like (or deity-associated) mummiform/standing figure with a rounded head and applied facial details.
The image shows a single small object photographed against a light gray background. The object is a dark-to-bright blue glazed faience piece with a glossy surface. It depicts a narrow, upright figure with a rounded head and a prominent curved snout/muzzle-like face; the body is slender with visible applied/relief-like features and two small perforations/holes on the torso/upper area. Near the head area there are also small holes/dots that may be decorative inlays or damage. The lower end appears like a rounded base with two small holes. No clear hieroglyphs or inscriptions are visible on the object in this image, and no cartouche or royal name is discernible. The overall style is consistent with miniature faience votive/amuletic figures, possibly associated with funerary iconography such as the Four Sons of Horus, though specific identification to a particular son cannot be confirmed from the visible details alone (e.g., no clearly readable typological animal head at this resolution).
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 51.223.3 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3564 tier-2
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