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 3/8 × 1 7/16 × 3/8 in. (11.1 × 3.6 × 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 51.223.1. (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.
Small blue faience figurine shaped as a human/animal-headed deity figure with a stylized headdress and raised arms/pose.
The image shows a small, turquoise-blue (glazed) faience object photographed against a light background. The figurine is depicted in profile facing left, with a narrow body and a rounded head wearing what appears to be a stylized head covering/hairstyle. The face has a prominent snout/mask-like feature and a small raised element on top resembling a crest. Dark perforations/indentations and small chips are visible on the surface, suggesting either manufacturing points or breaks. The figure has a slender neck and torso with one arm bent upward toward the head/body. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or text are visible anywhere on the object in this view. The overall form is consistent with a small protective amuletic figurine, potentially representing one of the Four Sons of Horus, but the image does not provide definitive identifying marks (e.g., specific iconographic attributes tied to Hapy, Duamutef, Amset, or Kebehsenuf).
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 51.223.1 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3562 tier-2
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