Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) · amulet

Amulet of a Heart

Source of record: Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

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.

The image shows a beaded necklace/cord with three dark stone amulet pendants shaped like a heart and two additional animal/amulet forms, photographed against a plain light background.

A strand of small, tightly packed greenish beads forms a loop. At the lower center hangs a dark stone pendant shaped like a heart (flat, rounded lobes with a pointed bottom). Two smaller, darker pendants hang on either side of the heart: one left appears more rounded and bulbous, while the right pendant is more angular and shield-/cap-like. The beads are attached to the pendants via small connectors; overall the piece reads as an amulet assemblage arranged as a necklace. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are visible on the pendants or beads in this image. There is no visible Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text.

religious unknown good
Materials Stonebeads (material unknown)

Connections

Materials StoneBeads

Cross-references (1)

  • ARTIC-id 135844 tier-2
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian).
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