Horus amulet
Description
Amulet, Horus. Late Period, Dynasty 26–30, 664–332 B.C. Faience, blue. H. 3.8 × W. 1.2 × D. 2.1 cm (1 1/2 × 1/2 × 13/16 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904.
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 blue faience amulet depicting the god Horus in a seated/standing protective posture.
The object is shown on a light gray studio background with a small gold-toned base. The amulet has a blue turquoise glaze consistent with faience, with a clearly modeled human/animal-like figure wearing a tall crown/helmet-like headdress. The figure faces forward in a frontal view. The body is textured/striated in places, and the arms appear held in front or across the torso in a protective/ritual posture. No legible hieroglyphic inscriptions are visible on the main face or surrounding surfaces, and no Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is apparent. No royal cartouche is visible.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116389529 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 04.2.373 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545348 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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