Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab Decorated with Symbol of Unification
Description
Glazed steatite, traces of blue glaze
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 Egyptian scarab with a decorative motif inscribed on its surface.
The artifact is an Egyptian scarab with a distinct decorative pattern likely etched or carved into its surface. The design appears symmetrical with curved lines and subtle details that suggest artistic craftsmanship typical of Egyptian scarabs. The piece seems to have a patina, indicating age and possibly burial conditions.
decorative
Middle Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244637 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.1.361 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545240 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.