Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab Inscribed with a Grazing Antelope
Description
Steatite (glazed)
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 an animal motif and geometric designs.
The image depicts a faience scarab featuring an engraved depiction of an antelope or similar animal, surrounded by a linear geometric pattern. The piece is oval-shaped and features a glossy, turquoise-green glaze, typical of ancient Egyptian faience art. The motif suggests symbolic or religious significance, common in amulets and seals. The craftsmanship indicates careful attention to detail in the depiction of the animal and surrounding elements.
decorative
Middle Kingdom
excellent
Materials
faience
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247603 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 27.3.394 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544658 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.