Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab of Hatnefer
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.
An ornate Egyptian scarab with intricate linear designs and symbols.
The artifact is a scarab amulet, characterized by intricate, interwoven lines and two ankh symbols on a smooth surface. It has a symmetrical design, typical of Egyptian art, and uses a combination of carved lines and colored materials to enhance its visual appeal. The craftsmanship suggests a focus on both aesthetics and symbolism.
decorative
Late Period
excellent
Materials
faience
Signs
Ankh ×2
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116245162 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 36.3.5 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545144 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.