Scarab with Wings from Bead Net
Description
Amulet, winged scarab. Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, Dynasty 21–26, ca. 1070–525 B.C. Blue Faience. a: L. 6.1 × W. 3.6 × Th. 1.1 cm (2 3/8 × 1 7/16 × 7/16 in.); b: L. 5.6 × W. 3.4 × Th. 0.5 cm (2 3/16 × 1 5/16 × 3/16 in.); c: L. 5.7 × W. 3.3 × Th. 0.5 cm (2 1/4 × 1 5/16 × 3/16 in.). From: Tomb of Roma (TT MMA 835), Khokha, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations. Credit: Rogers Fund, 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.
Blue faience object shaped as a winged scarab with a central beetle body and two side wing elements.
The image shows a small, light-blue to turquoise faience artifact with a central rounded scarab-like body. On both sides of the central body are wing panels rendered in shallow relief with feather-like linear incisions. The perimeter appears to have small holes or drilled points along the edges, consistent with attachment to a bead net or string. The surface is worn with visible chips, producing patchy darker spots and loss of detail; the wings and body are outlined by raised borders. No clearly legible carved hieroglyphs are visible on the scarab body or wings, and no cartouches or royal names can be confidently identified.
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