Scarab: Cross Pattern

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.

An image of two views (front and back) of a small glazed steatite scarab-shaped amulet with a cross-like motif inside a circular outline.

The artifact appears as an oval/scarab-form object photographed from two angles. The left view shows a largely greenish-blue glazed surface with a raised, cross-like element in the center and a dividing line across the midsection; the right view shows a clearer central design: a symmetrical cross pattern enclosed by a raised border, with swirling hook-like elements at the four corners and vertical arms extending upward and downward. No readable royal titulary or cartouche is visible. No clearly legible hieroglyphic text, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic script is apparent; the decoration looks primarily decorative/inscribed-motif rather than inscription. The glaze shows wear and cracking typical of ancient glazed ceramics/steatite. The catalogue title “Scarab: Cross Pattern” matches the visible cross-like motif on a scarab-shaped object.