Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) · amulet

Scaraboid: Cat

Source of record: Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

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.

Two views show a small glazed steatite scaraboid shaped like a feline/“cat” form, photographed against a light background.

The image presents two separate photographs of the same object: a left-facing view and a right-facing view. The form appears zoomorphic, with rounded contours and what looks like an animal body or head-like projection. The surface is dark green to greenish-brown with visible mottled patches consistent with a glaze. Raised/indented molded details are visible along the front/underside contours, though the finer facial features are not fully legible at this resolution. No clear hieroglyphic inscription, cartouche, or identifiable deity figure is visible in the provided views. No modern text (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) is present, and no intact emblem or readable sign is apparent.

decorative unknown (inscription and diagnostic motifs not clearly readable) good
Materials glazed steatite

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

"Amun-Ra is lord of all."

Cross-references (1)

  • ARTIC-id 134498 tier-2
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian).
  • 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.