Heart Scarab of the Priest Amon Weskhetih
Description
Caption: Heart Scarab of the Priest Amon Weskhetih, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E.. Steatite, 13/16 × 1 3/8 × 2 1/8 in. (2 × 3.5 × 5.4 cm) Weight: 0.2 lb. (70.45 g). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.484E. (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.
An ancient inscribed scarab with multiple rows of hieroglyphic text.
This is an inscribed scarab, likely made of a dark stone material, bearing multiple rows of hieroglyphic text on its flat surface. The scarab is oval-shaped with fine detailing, indicative of its significance, possibly as an amulet or seal. The inscriptions appear to follow organized rows across the surface.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.484E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117130 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.