Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab
Description
Amethyst
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 carved scarab amulet made of a purple stone, likely amethyst.
The image depicts a scarab-shaped amulet carved from a purple stone, possibly amethyst. The scarab is a common motif in ancient Egyptian art, symbolizing rebirth and transformation. The stone appears polished with some minor wear, suggesting historical usage. The amulet does not display extensive inscriptions or detailed carvings.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
amethyst
Connections
Materials
Amethyst
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116413822 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.1.242 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545049 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.