Uninscribed Heart Scarab
Description
Heart Scarab, uninscribed. New Kingdom ?, ca. 1550–1070 B.C. Dioritic stone. L. 4.6 × W. 3.4 × H. 2.2 cm (1 13/16 × 1 5/16 × 7/8 in.). From: Egypt. Credit: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910.
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.
Small heart-shaped scarab amulet in dark stone with a ribbed lower portion; a faint red pigment-like mark appears on the face but no clear inscription is visible.
The image shows a compact amulet shaped like a heart scarab (a heart/scarab combination with a rounded top and a ribbed, skirt-like lower body). The surface is dark with lighter pitting and wear consistent with carved stone. The front lower half is marked by closely spaced vertical ridges (like crenellations or ribbing). On the upper face, there is a faint reddish/pinkish spot or smear that could be residual pigment; no distinct hieroglyphic signs, cartouches, or clearly legible text are discernible. The top has a smooth rounded crown with slight surface damage. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. The photo does not show any cartouche or royal name clearly enough to identify.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116386294 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 10.130.1664 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 553103 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.