Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarabs with the Name of the Hyksos King Sheshi
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 scarab amulet from ancient Egypt, featuring the detailed presentation of a beetle.
The artifact is a well-crafted scarab amulet, typical of Egyptian art, likely made from steatite or a similar stone. It shows the intricate details of a beetle, with stylized features and possibly remnants of color or glaze. Such scarabs were often used as seals or amulets, symbolizing rebirth and protection.
decorative
Middle Kingdom
good
Materials
stone
Connections
Materials
Stone
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247848 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.8.462 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544425 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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