Wadjet-eye Amulet
Description
Provenance: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Wadjet-eye Amulet, 664–332 B.C.E. (?). Faience, 7/8 x 1 1/16 x 1/4 in. (2.3 x 2.7 x 0.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1293E. (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.
An ancient Egyptian artifact depicting the Eye of Horus symbol.
The artifact is a representation of the Eye of Horus, a well-known ancient Egyptian symbol often associated with protection, royal power, and health. The artifact is intricately crafted, showing detailed lines and stylized features typical of ancient Egyptian art. The eye is carved with a distinct brow and tear line, and it displays the traditional elements of this protective symbol.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1293E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117856 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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