Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Uninscribed 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.
Amethyst scarab amulet with smooth features.
The artifact is a scarab-shaped amulet carved from amethyst, showcasing fine craftsmanship indicative of symbolic or decorative use. The surface is polished and smooth but shows no visible inscribed details or hieroglyphs. The color is a rich purple, typical of amethyst, displaying slight variations in hue.
decorative
unknown
excellent
Materials
amethyst
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116245109 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 13.180.10 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545158 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.