Cylindrical Bead
Description
Object Label: One of the most powerful protective deities was Bes, a bandy-legged, potbellied god with a fiercely grinning leonine face and a lion’s feet and tail. Another was Taweret, a pregnant hippopotamus standing upright on lion’s feet with a very schematic representation of a crocodile on her back. This cylindrical bead includes a Bes image, two Taweret figures, and a snake, another protective symbol. Caption: Cylindrical Bead, ca. 1938–1759 B.C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (3.1 x 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.123.34.
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 collection of ancient Egyptian jewelry and amulets displayed in a museum case.
The image shows a variety of small artifacts, primarily jewelry and amulets, displayed in a museum setting. The collection includes a broad necklace with colorful inlays, small figurines, and amulet-like objects. The materials appear to include bronze and faience, with intricate designs and symbols typical of Egyptian craftsmanship. The objects demonstrate a high level of artistry, characteristic of the decorative arts from ancient Egypt.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 44.123.34 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3466 tier-2
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- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.