Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · papyrus
Green Glazed Steatite Scarab
Description
Caption: Green Glazed Steatite Scarab, ca. 1850–1860 C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 1 x 2 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (2.6 x 6.1 x 8.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 49.24.
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 scarab artifact with indistinct markings is seen.
This image depicts a scarab, a common Egyptian amulet, with unclear inscriptions or markings. The artifact appears made of stone or faience, typical for such objects. The details are sculpted with some precision, suggesting possible significance in its design.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
stone
Connections
Materials
Stone
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 49.24 tier-2
- BKM-Object 62515 tier-2
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- 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.