Motto Scarab
Description
Caption: Motto Scarab, ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 1/2 x 3/8 in. (1.3 x 1 cm) 3/16 x 3/8 x 9/16 in. (0.5 x 0.9 x 1.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 35.1165. (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.
A small scarab amulet with inscriptions.
The artifact is a scarab amulet, a common form in ancient Egyptian jewelry, typically associated with protection and rebirth. It appears to be crafted from a hard material, possibly stone or faience, and features inscriptions that are visible but not fully legible from the image. The style suggests it may belong to the Middle or New Kingdom periods.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 35.1165 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3354 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.