Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) · jewelry

scarab

Source of record: Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

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 Egyptian scarab seal with an engraved design.

The artifact is a small, oval-shaped scarab seal with a flat base, featuring an incised design. The design appears to be simplistic and is likely a representation of a name or symbol. The object is made from a light-colored material, possibly a type of stone or faience, and shows signs of wear consistent with ancient artifacts.

decorative unknown good
Materials stone
Signs unknown

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Stone
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian).
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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