Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · papyrus
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-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 amulet is displayed on a stand next to a ruler for scale.
The image depicts a scarab amulet, likely carved from stone, featuring etched details typical of ancient Egyptian scarabs. The object is small, suggested by the ruler placed alongside it for scale, indicating careful craftsmanship. The scarab's morphology is consistent with personal adornment or amuletic purposes.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
stone
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1972E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118475 tier-2
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