Heart Scarab
Description
Caption: Heart Scarab, 19th century. Steatite, 13/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. (2.1 x 2.9 x 4.1 cm) Weight: 0.1 lb. (43.35 g). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1972E. (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.
Small, dark, lens-shaped object with raised border and a domed top; the surface appears to be carved with incised decorative lines that could correspond to an amulet form.
The image shows a small heart scarab–like amulet viewed from the side. A circular/oval outline is visible with a slightly domed upper portion and a recessed/planed central area. The top includes a raised central ridge and surrounding incised details resembling stylized lines or segments; at mid-height, there is a vertical dividing element and additional shallow incisions that suggest ornamental carving rather than legible full hieroglyphs. No clear cartouche or deity name is readable. The object is photographed against a white background next to a ruler with centimeter divisions; the handwritten catalog mark “37/82” (approx.) appears on the background to the right of the object. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is legible on the artifact itself.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1972E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118475 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.