Scarab with Incised Cross
Description
Object Label: Jewelry Glass and faience were both difficult materials for making jewelry. Eighteenth Dynasty artisans frequently created glass reproductions of traditional metal and stone forms. These early glassworkers, still perfecting their skills, often reduced intricate details like inscriptions to simple lines. Late Eighteenth Dynasty faiencemanufacturers produced mold-made rings inscribed with royal names. Because these pieces were too fragile to have been worn, they were most likely distributed as royal keepsakes at state occasions. Caption: Scarab with Incised Cross, ca. 1479–1292 B.C.E.. Glass, 3/8 x 9/16 x 11/16 in. (0.9 x 1.4 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.868E.
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.
Two scarab amulets are depicted, one made from glazed faience and the other from stone.
The image shows two small scarab amulets. The first is crafted from glazed faience with a striking striped design featuring black, white, and possibly yellow hues, exhibiting typical ancient Egyptian craftsmanship. The second is a smaller stone scarab, plain and without ornamentation, displaying features common to protective amulets in funerary contexts. Both objects rest on a bronze-colored surface.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.868E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117459 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.
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