Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab
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.
An ancient Egyptian faience scarab with hieroglyphic engravings.
This faience scarab features a central depiction of a beetle, outlined and engraved with hieroglyphic signs within an oval shape. The style is typical of small personal items used for seals or amulets, with notable features including its greenish hue and intricate carvings. The composition suggests a symbolic or protective function.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Signs
fish
crossed lines
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280515 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 16.10.266 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546913 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.