Wadjet-eye Amulet
Description
Caption: Wadjet-eye Amulet, 664–332 B.C.E.. Faience, 11/16 x 3/16 x 13/16 in. (1.8 x 0.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1300E. (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 amulet depicting the Eye of Horus.
The artifact is an amuletic representation of the Eye of Horus, also known as the 'Wedjat eye.' It is crafted from faience, a glazed ceramic material frequently used in Egyptian jewelry. The amulet is small and intricately designed to include the distinctive eye features and markings. Such artifacts were often used for protection and healing in ancient Egyptian culture.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1300E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117862 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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