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Heart Scarab of Hatnefer

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Description

Serpentinite, gold

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 with a gold setting and chain.

The artifact depicts a scarab beetle amulet set in a gold frame with a long chain. The scarab is crafted from a dark stone and highlights classic stylized features of the beetle. The gold setting is smooth and polished, adding a contrast to the textured surface of the scarab. Such amulets are often associated with protection and rebirth in ancient Egyptian culture.

decorative New Kingdom excellent
Materials goldstone

Connections

Found at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Materials StoneGold

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q29385866 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 36.3.2 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545146 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
  • 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.