Heart Scarab of Senmes
Description
Heart Scarab, Senmes. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1295 B.C. Dark Green Stone. L. 5.1 cm (2 in.); W. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.); H. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Hieroglyphs, Scarabs. Credit: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910.
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.
Oval green stone heart scarab inscribed on its face with dense incised hieroglyphs arranged in horizontal lines.
The image shows a small, oval, dark green (or greenish) stone scarab-like amulet with a flat face covered in tightly incised hieroglyphs. The hieroglyphs are organized in multiple horizontal bands spanning nearly the entire visible field. A small central/crossing area near the top appears as a cluster of signs, but the individual characters are too small to read reliably at this resolution. No clearly legible cartouche or full royal name is identifiable from the photo. The sides/back are not visible in enough detail to confirm the classic heart-scarab “heart” form (e.g., a back or wings), but the overall oval shape and face inscription are consistent with a heart scarab. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116427435 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 10.130.1646 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 554758 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- 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.