Bes Amulet
Description
Caption: Bes Amulet, ca. 1836–1700 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 1/4 x 13/16 x 3/8 in. (3.2 x 2.1 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Ariane, Nike, and Samara Mele, 1990.13.
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.
Small faience amulet depicting the dwarf-god Bes, shown in a standing frontal pose with arms down and raised, and a headdress/wig indicated by linear incisions.
The object is a small, sky-blue faience figure with slight speckling and wear. It is oriented frontally and shaped like a seated/standing figure of Bes. The head has an indicated headdress/wig rendered by dark incised lines and a vertical central motif. The torso is outlined with incised contours; the arms appear raised slightly or held forward, with the hands/forearms delineated by darker paint/outline. No clear back pillar or suspension loop is visible from this angle. A dark, ladder-like or headdress frame element is visible over/around the head area, and there are additional incision marks on the upper body. No legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or alphabetic text are visible; only decorative/incised elements associated with the figure. The overall condition is good with minor chipping and surface loss consistent with age or excavation handling.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 1990.13 tier-2
- BKM-Object 4236 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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