Scarab
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, reign of Ahmose I, ca. 1550–1525 B.C. Pottery. L. 1.4 cm (9/16 in.). From: Tomb CC 43, Burial 12, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Carnarvon excavations, 1912. Subject: Hieroglyphs, Scarabs. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.
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.
A small turquoise-blue glazed ceramic scarab-like amulet is shown in close-up, with worn raised incised decoration on the back (likely scarab wings/body and a ground line).
The object is an oval/elliptical scarab-shaped amulet with a mottled turquoise-blue glaze over a lighter fabric/body. The central decoration on the face appears as a large raised motif resembling the scarab’s wing/elytra arrangement: a horizontal bar near the lower third with shorter raised elements above, and additional curved/leaf-like strokes suggesting legs or the thorax/elytra. A few raised areas show abrasion and loss of glaze, revealing darker underlayers. No clear cartouche, deity emblem, or legible hieroglyphs are visible. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is apparent. The reverse/underside is not shown.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247742 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.122 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 552372 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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