Small Scarab Amulet
Description
Caption: Small Scarab Amulet, 305–30 B.C.E.. Lapis lazuli, gold, 3/16 x 7/16 x 7/16 in. (0.6 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.716E. (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.
A very small, circular/oval object photographed against a fabric background; one face shows a worn, dark-golden motif with a possible recess typical of a scarab amulet.
The image centers on a small, dark, rounded object with a slight rim. The visible surface is heavily abraded, with a few linear/curved depressions that could correspond to the carved features of a scarab (elytra and head details), but the key diagnostic forms are not clearly legible at this resolution. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or inscriptions are readable. The back or suspension element (e.g., piercing) is not clearly visible. The catalogue description says lapis lazuli and gold, but the photographed object appears predominantly dark brown/black with metallic-looking highlights; lapis lazuli blue color is not clearly distinguishable here. The period and find spot cannot be confirmed from the image alone.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.716E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117319 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.