Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scaraboid Late PeriodDeir el-Bahri
Description
Late Period, Dynasty 25–26, ca. 712–525 B.C. Steatite, gold. L. 1 cm (3/8 in.). From: Temple of Mentuhotep II, Court, among intrusive burials, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116442770 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.3.65i tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 573714 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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