Amulet: Harpokrates

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.

Faience amulet in the form of a standing male youth with a sidelock and raised arm/hand near the torso, shown in a pale blue glaze.

The image shows a small, free-standing faience figurine/amulet depicted as a nude or minimally draped standing child-like male figure. The figure faces forward with stylized facial features and a prominent sidelock of hair falling along the side of the head. The left (viewer’s right) arm is bent with the hand held near the waist/upper thigh area. The torso and legs are fully modeled but simplified in characteristic amulet style. The object is set against a neutral gray background with visible glossy glaze throughout; small chips or worn details are present but the overall silhouette is intact. No clear hieroglyphic inscription, cartouche, or Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is legible in the provided view. The museum catalogue grounds the identification as “Amulet: Harpokrates” from the Late Period; the iconography (childlike standing figure with sidelock) is broadly consistent, though specific textual attributes are not visible.