Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Heart Amulet Surmounted by a Ram's Head

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Description

Caption: Heart Amulet Surmounted by a Ram's Head, 664–525 B.C.E. or later. Faience, 2 1/4 x 15/16 in. (5.8 x 2.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.887E. (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.

Faience amulet depicting a ram-headed deity.

The artifact is a faience amulet featuring a ram-headed deity, likely representing Amun or Khnum. The deity is crowned with a sun disk, and the body is stylized with a net-like design. The craftsmanship is characteristic of amulets used for protection and religious purposes.

decorative New Kingdom excellent
Deities AmunKhnum
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Egypt
Deities AmunKhnum
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.887E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117478 tier-2
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