Papyrus Amulet
Description
Caption: Papyrus Amulet, 664–332 B.C.E.. Faience, 3 3/8 × 11/16 in. (8.5 × 1.7 cm) mounted dims: 3 1/4 × 5/8 × 5/8 in. (8.3 × 1.6 × 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1308E. (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.
A stone object resembling a ceremonial mace with engravings.
The artifact is a stone macehead, possibly ceremonial, with a cylindrical shape ending in a rounded point. The top section has intricate carvings, including rope-like patterns and stylized palm or lotus motifs. A loop at the top suggests it might have been suspended or carried. The craftsmanship indicates skilled stonework reflective of ancient Egyptian ceremonial objects.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1308E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117870 tier-2
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.