Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab with Red Crown Design
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.
A scarab-shaped amulet with spiral and geometric designs.
This artifact is a scarab seal, a popular amulet form in ancient Egypt. It features a combination of spiral and linear geometric designs. The surface has been intricately carved to form a symmetrical pattern, which might have been used for stamping in wax or clay. The craftsmanship suggests it was valued for both its symbolic meaning and practical use in sealing documents or goods.
decorative
Middle Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Signs
spiral motif ×2
linear geometric motif
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244588 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 22.1.390 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545249 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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