Scarab amulet
Description
Late Period, Dynasty 25–30, ca. 712–332 B.C. Blue Faience. L. 2.5 × W. 1.4 × H. 0.8 cm (1 × 9/16 × 5/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA 830-A, Khokha, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1928.
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.
Small blue-green faience scarab amulet shown front-on against a plain background.
The object is a compact, rounded scarab form with a domed back and flared sides. A raised head/tubercle is visible at the top, and the underside edges show slight relief. The central back contains a faint, vertically oriented incised pattern resembling the scarab’s elytra lines, though the details are worn/soft and individual signs cannot be read reliably. The surface is glossy with areas of dark speckling and minor abrasions, consistent with ancient faience wear. No clearly legible hieroglyphic, cartouche, or other script is visible; no Greek/Coptic/Arabic text appears. The background is uniform and no mounting or additional inscriptions are present.
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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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
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