Amulet in the Form of Long-Nosed Baboon
Description
Caption: Amulet in the Form of Long-Nosed Baboon, ca. 1938–1700 B.C.E.. Amethyst, 13/16 x 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (2 x 2.3 x 4.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 66.171.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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.
Photograph of a small purple amulet carved in the form of a long-nosed baboon, with a drilled hole or attachment point at one end.
The image shows a single amulet-shaped object photographed against a plain background. The object is predominantly purple with lighter and darker mottling consistent with a stone surface. The figure is stylized: it has an elongated snout, rounded head, and a raised front element resembling a limb or paw. A dark, rod-like pin or attachment piece extends downward from the underside, suggesting the amulet was mounted on a support or strung. No clear hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible on the surface; no cartouches or royal names can be identified. The material appears to be a gemstone or stone consistent with the catalogued amethyst, though the exact material cannot be confirmed from the image alone.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 66.171.2 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3750 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.
- 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.