Amulet Representing Fore Part of a Serpent
Description
Caption: Amulet Representing Fore Part of a Serpent, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E.. Carnelian, 11/16 x Diam. 7/8 in. (1.7 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1194E. (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, carved stone amulet depicting the head of an animal, possibly a hippopotamus.
The artifact is a small amulet made from reddish-orange stone, carefully carved to depict the head of an animal, likely a hippopotamus. The detailing is minimal, focusing on the general shape and features such as the snout and eyes. The amulet's surface is smooth and polished, with some natural inclusions visible in the stone.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1194E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117766 tier-2
About this record's data
- 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.