Cylindrical Amulet
Description
Object Label: Among the rarest of Middle Kingdom amulets are hollow gold cylinders, usually decorated with tiny gold balls arranged in a geometric pattern. Goldsmiths attached these balls to the cylinders by granulation, a soldering technique developed in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) about 2500 B.C. Some amulets of this type contained tiny pieces of papyrus inscribed with magical spells. Caption: Cylindrical Amulet, ca. 1938–1759 B.C.E.. Gold, copper (?), 2 1/16 x Diam. of cap 1/4 in. (5.3 x 0.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.199.1. (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 cylindrical artifact with gold-colored decorative elements mounted on a metal rod.
The artifact is a cylindrical object adorned with numerous gold-colored elements arranged in a regular pattern. It is mounted horizontally on a metal rod, suggesting it is part of a display. The craftsmanship indicates careful attention to detail, with the gold elements possibly serving a decorative or symbolic purpose.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 59.199.1 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3676 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.
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