Motto Scarab ("May the King of Lower Egypt Live")
Description
Caption: Motto Scarab ("May the King of Lower Egypt Live"), ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 3/4 x 1/2 in. (1.9 x 1.3 cm) 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (0.9 x 1.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.123.95.
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 image showing a scarab artifact with a ruler for scale.
The image depicts a small scarab artifact with intricate carvings on its surface. The artifact is placed next to a ruler indicating its size. The carvings appear to be hieroglyphic in nature, possibly used for decorative or religious purposes. The overall composition highlights the artifact’s detailed workmanship.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 44.123.95 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3473 tier-2
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.