Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab Decorated with Scroll
Description
Steatite, traces of green 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 ancient Egyptian scarab amulet with spiral patterns in blue and red.
The artifact is a scarab-shaped amulet featuring intricate spiral designs on its surface, utilizing color blocks of blue and red. The back is flat, while the top is rounded, suggesting its use as a seal or personal ornament. The colors and patterns are typical of protective amulets from the New Kingdom.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Materials
faiencepigment
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