Heart Scarab of a Priest of Hathor
Description
Catalogue description: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Heart Scarab of a Priest of Hathor, ca. 760–656 B.C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (2.2 x 4.2 x 5.7 cm) Weight: 0.2 lb. (86.7 g). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 12.904. (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 oval artifact inscribed with hieroglyphs.
The artifact is an oval-shaped object resembling a scarab or amulet, covered with neatly arranged rows of hieroglyphic inscriptions. The surface appears to be crafted from stone, with signs that are well preserved and deeply carved, typical of Egyptian ritual or funerary objects. The hieroglyphs are arranged in a grid pattern, each separated by visible lines.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 12.904 tier-2
- BKM-Object 6842 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.
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