Pectoral with Inlay
Description
Caption: Pectoral with Inlay, ca. 1292–1075 B.C.E.. Faience, stone, glass, 3 1/8 x 2 15/16 x 3/8 in. (8 x 7.5 x 0.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1734E.
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, carved artifact depicting a scarab beetle flanked by two standing figures.
This artifact is intricately carved with a central scarab beetle, symbolizing rebirth and regeneration. Flanking the scarab are two standing human figures, possibly deities or attendants, given their stylized posture. The composition is framed by a rectangular border with decorative motifs, indicating a careful attention to detail and an aesthetic focus typical of Egyptian artistry. The artifact appears to be made from stone, possibly limestone or faience, judging from its texture and color in the image.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1734E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118256 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.