Scarab
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose II, ca. 1492–1479 B.C. Faience. L. 1.7 cm (11/16 in.). From: Tomb CC 37, Burial 59 D, Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Carnarvon excavations, 1911. Subject: 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 oval turquoise-blue faience scarab with incised designs on the back surface.
The image shows a single scarab-shaped amulet photographed against a light background. The object’s upper (back) surface is glazed and mostly turquoise-blue with visible wear and small areas of darker oxidation and loss around the edges. Raised/incised lines form a symmetrical motif: a central vertical element with a rounded form above it and curved, bracket-like shapes on either side, resembling an Egyptian protective/rebus-style scarab engraving rather than a readable full inscription. No cartouche or clear royal titulary is visible. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is present. A few shallow lines could represent hieroglyphic or iconographic strokes, but the exact characters cannot be securely identified from this image quality/angle.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247678 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.615 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 552403 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.