Amulet of Khonsu?
Description
Caption: Amulet of Khonsu?, 664–332 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 1/4 x 5/16 in. (3.2 x 0.8 cm) Base: 7/16 x 1/16 x 3/16 in. (1.1 x 0.2 x 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1029E. (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.
The image shows a small carved Egyptian amulet/figurine-like object depicting a standing human figure with a raised hand, wearing a headdress and a short cloak or garment.
A single object is centered against a plain background, photographed from the front. The figure stands upright on a separate base. The head is topped with a rounded or conical headdress; facial details are minimal due to surface wear. The figure’s arms are bent, with one arm raised toward the chest. The torso and hips are carved in low relief, with a short garment/cloak indicated by curved folds. No clear eyes or fine facial features are visible. The object appears to be solid, possibly molded and then carved, with an abraded surface. There is no clearly legible hieroglyphic text, cartouche, or inscription visible in this image; any markings are too indistinct to identify confidently. The object is catalogued as a Late Period faience amulet of Khonsu, but the deity name is not visible here.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1029E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117606 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.