Falcon Amulet
Description
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664–30 B.C. Faience. L. 4.5 × W. 1.6 × H. 4.4 cm (1 3/4 × 5/8 × 1 3/4 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Falcons. Credit: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020.
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 turquoise-blue faience amulet shaped as a standing falcon (bird of prey) with outstretched wings and a humanlike stance.
The object is photographed against a plain light-gray background. It depicts a stylized falcon standing upright on a rectangular base, with the head turned slightly to the viewer’s left. The wings are rendered in raised patterning along the sides, and the tail fans back. The surface appears glossy and turquoise-blue, with darker mottling suggesting weathering or manufacturing variation typical of faience. No visible painted pigments, metal attachments, or fastening elements are apparent from this angle. The piece is too small and the resolution too limited for clear identification of any hieroglyphs or inscriptions; no cartouches, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text are visible.
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
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