Heart Scarab of Djedmutes'Ankh
Description
Object Label: The Egyptians worked with gold and semiprecious stones from earliest times. They mined both types of material in the desert east of the Nile and in present-day Sudan, called “Nubia” in ancient times after the ancient Egyptian word for gold (nub). Clearly, objects made from these high-value materials were available only to the highest ranks of society. Caption: Heart Scarab of Djedmutes'Ankh, ca. 1539–1190 B.C.E.. Stone, 7/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 15/16 in. (2.2 x 3.3 x 4.9 cm) Weight: 0.2 lb. (73.5 g). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.485E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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.
An ancient Egyptian scarab with inscribed hieroglyphs.
The image depicts an oval-shaped scarab artifact featuring a series of inscribed hieroglyphs on its flattened surface. The scarab appears to be made of a greenish material, possibly faience or stone, and shows signs of wear. The inscriptions are organized in several horizontal rows, indicating its use as an amulet or seal.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.485E tier-2
- BKM-Object 4044 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.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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