Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab
Description
Glazed steatite
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A faience scarab with hieroglyphic inscriptions.
The image depicts a scarab amulet made of faience, showcasing intricate hieroglyphic inscriptions. The craftsmanship involves detailed relief work with a glossy greenish-blue glaze typical of Egyptian faience. The hieroglyphs are arranged symmetrically, common in objects used for protection or symbolism.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
faience
Signs
ankh
djed
Connections
Materials
Faience
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116242989 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 46.6 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545988 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.