Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Design Amulet in the Form of a Fly
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.
A scarab amulet made from a greenish-blue glazed material.
This artifact is a small, intricately carved scarab amulet, commonly used in ancient Egypt as a symbol of rebirth and protection. It is made from a glazed faience material, giving it a vibrant greenish-blue hue. The scarab's legs and body are carefully detailed, which is characteristic of Egyptian amulets that were often included in burials or worn as personal jewelry.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Connections
Materials
Faience
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244985 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 10.130.168 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545199 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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