Scarab: Wish Formula

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.

An oval seal/scarab-like amulet shows an incised design on the right image, with a plain dark surface on the left.

The image presents two views of a small oval object. In the left view, the surface appears dark and worn with no clearly legible markings visible at this resolution. In the right view, the object has a glossy/darker surface and a clear relief/intaglio scene of a figure accompanied by an outlined arrangement of symbols resembling hieroglyphic signs; the overall layout suggests a “wish”/protective formula theme rather than a simple decorative field. No clear cartouches or royal names are distinguishable. There is no visible Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text. The catalogue ground truth describes it as a “Scarab: Wish Formula” with material “Glass (?)”; the object’s appearance is consistent with a small molded glass/ceramic-like amulet, though the image alone cannot confirm glass. The signs are not sufficiently sharp to provide confident Gardiner codes or an exact count.