Scarab Inscribed for (Ahmose-)Nefertari
Description
New Kingdom, early Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1504 B.C. Jasper. L. 1.6 × W. 1.2 × H. 0.8 cm (5/8 × 1/2 × 5/16 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Hieroglyphs, Scarabs. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.
The same text in other collections
Linked by shared inventory number
(MET-Object 554704).
Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.
- MMA 26.7.123 PNM text
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.
Oval reddish scarab-shaped seal with an incised design on the face.
The image shows a small, oval scarab/seal-like object viewed from the face. The surface is reddish-brown with a darker rim. Within the central oval area, an incised motif resembling Egyptian hieroglyphic forms is present, but the individual signs are not clearly legible at this resolution. No clear cartouche boundaries are visible, and no figures of deities are confidently identifiable. There is no legible Greek/Coptic/Arabic text. Material color suggests a jasper-like stone, consistent with the catalogue, but the image alone cannot confirm the specific material composition.
Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244569 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.123 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 554704 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83896277 tier-2 (inventory-match)
About this record's data
- 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.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.