Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry
Scarab with Spiral
Description
Caption: Scarab with Spiral, ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 1/4 x 3/8 x 9/16 in. (0.6 x 1 x 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X626.10. (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.
Small blue-green scarab mounted on a pin for display.
The image shows a small, blue-green scarab artifact, likely composed of faience. It appears to be mounted on a pin for display purposes, suggesting it is part of a museum exhibit. The object has a beetle shape, traditionally symbolizing rebirth and regeneration in ancient Egyptian culture.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
faience
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession X626.10 tier-2
- BKM-Object 4199 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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