Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · papyrus
Scarab Decorated with Scrolls and Papyrus
Description
Green 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 artifact showcasing intricate design patterns carved on its surface.
The image depicts an ancient Egyptian artifact with swirling linear patterns and triangular motifs engraved into its surface. The composition suggests the object might have been a part of decorative art, possibly an amulet or seal. The carving style reflects skilled craftsmanship typical of ancient Egyptian design.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
faience
Signs
unknown ×3
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244605 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.1.387 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545247 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.