Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) · jewelry

amulet

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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.

Faience amulet depicting an ancient Egyptian deity.

The artifact is a small faience amulet representing an ancient Egyptian deity, showing typical stylistic features of amulets from the New Kingdom. The deity is shown in an upright posture with a symmetrical composition. This type of amulet was commonly used for protection and religious purposes.

religious New Kingdom good
Deities Hathor
Materials faience

Connections

Deities HathorBes
Materials Faience
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