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.
A scarab amulet with engraved hieroglyphs.
The artifact is a scarab-shaped amulet, intricately carved with hieroglyphs on its flat underside. The style indicates it was used as a seal or protective amulet. The composition includes several prominent hieroglyphic signs arranged symmetrically, typical of Middle Kingdom craftsmanship.
hieroglyphic only
Middle Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Signs
Ankh ×2
Djed
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