Bes as Amulet
Description
Catalogue description: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Bes as Amulet, ca. 1075–656 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 × 9/16 × 5/16 in. (2.5 × 1.5 × 0.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.98.
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 green faience amulet shaped like a stylized dwarf/bes figure with arms raised and an animal-like face.
The object is a small, dark-green to turquoise faience figurine-amulet. It depicts a central, front-facing Bes-like protective deity: a compact body with broad shoulders, short legs, and raised hands/arms. The head shows stylized features (rounded face/muzzle-like form) and prominent hair or headdress suggested by horn/tuft shapes on either side and a crown-like element on top. The surface has a glossy glaze with areas of discoloration and wear. No surrounding figures or hieroglyphic text are visible on the image, and there are no discernible cartouches or royal names. The background is plain and does not show any additional inscriptions.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 08.480.98 tier-2
- BKM-Object 19164 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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