Amulet of a Human-headed Ba Bird
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 like a human-headed bird (ba-type), shown seated with outstretched wings and a dark circular perforation near the head/neck area.
The object is a greenish-glazed faience figurine/amulet with a seated, human-headed form and bird-like body/wings. The head has clearly defined facial features and a short headdress/tuft-like element on top, while one wing extends forward. A round perforation is visible on the left side of the figure (near the head/neck region), suggesting it may have been mounted on a cord. Along the front/base area there are areas of remaining yellowish pigment/paint on the surface, possibly indicating decorative bands or inscriptions, though no legible individual hieroglyphs can be confidently read from the image. No cartouches or clearly identifiable royal names are visible. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is present.
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- ARTIC-id 140355 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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