Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry
Heart Scarab
Description
Caption: Heart Scarab, ca. 1292–1075 B.C.E.. Basalt, 1/2 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/4 in. (1.3 x 4 x 3.2 cm) Weight: 0.1 lb. (36.3 g). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.486E.
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 black scarab amulet with incised details.
The object is a small scarab amulet carved from a dark stone, possibly steatite, with incised lines representing the beetle's body details. The surface is smooth but shows signs of wear. Scarabs were commonly used as protective amulets and often inscribed with hieroglyphs or personal names.
decorative
Middle Kingdom
good
Materials
stone
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.486E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117131 tier-2
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