Wadjet-eye Amulet
Description
Provenance: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Wadjet-eye Amulet, 664–30 B.C.E.. Faience, 7/8 x 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (2.2 x 0.6 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1294E. (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 faience amulet shaped as a stylized eye with winged/arched elements above it, resembling a Wadjet/Eye-of-Horus type design.
The object is photographed against a plain light background. It appears to be a flat, molded amulet with a prominent almond-shaped eye motif (outlined and filled with concentric/incised details). Above and around the eye are curved, ribbed, or feather-like bands that extend to the sides, suggesting stylized wings or protective elements commonly associated with eye amulets. The lower end shows a projecting connector/tab in the center and a partial outline of surrounding form. The surface is worn, with discoloration and minor damage; fine incisions are still visible around the eye and wing-like bands. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or alphabetic inscriptions are visible in the provided view; there is only the iconographic eye design. No identifiable Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1294E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117857 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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