Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) · jewelry
scarab
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 ancient Egyptian scarab seal with inscribed hieroglyphs.
The artifact is an oval-shaped scarab made of a dark material with intricate hieroglyphic inscriptions on the flat side. The design includes symmetrical geometric patterns typical of personal seals used in administrative or decorative contexts. Notable features include concentric ovals and vertical band patterns likely representing names or titles.
hieroglyphic only
Middle Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Signs
scarab
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