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

Ox Amulet

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Description

Caption: Ox Amulet, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E.. Stone, 9/16 x 1/4 x 3/4 in. (1.4 x 0.7 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.11. (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 small ancient Egyptian figurine of an animal, likely representing a pig or boar.

This artifact is a small, reddish-brown clay figurine depicting an animal with a rounded body and four legs, resembling a pig or boar. The artifact shows minimal detailing, focusing on the simplified form of the animal. There appears to be a collection number written in red ink on the side, indicating it may be a catalogued museum item.

decorative unknown good
Materials clay
Visible text "15820"

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Clay

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.580.11 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9840 tier-2
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