Scarab
Description
Caption: Scarab, 1880–1890 C.E.. Steatite (?), glaze, 1/4 × 7/16 × 9/16 in. (0.6 × 1.1 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.195.
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 small scarab artifact featuring carved designs.
The image depicts a small, intricately carved scarab likely made from stone or faience. The scarab is detailed, with visible lines and shapes that may represent hieroglyphs or decorative motifs. Its small size is indicated by the ruler provided for scale. The craftsmanship suggests it may have been used as a seal or amulet, common in ancient Egyptian culture.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.580.195 tier-2
- BKM-Object 10007 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.