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Scarab of Amenemhat III

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Description

Scarab, Amenemhat III. Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat III, ca. 1859–1813 B.C. Green glazed steatite. L. 0.8 × W. 0.6 × H. 0.5 cm (5/16 × 1/4 × 3/16 in.). From: Cemetery, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations. Subject: Hieroglyphs, Scarabs. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Oval scarab made of green glazed material, incised with dark lines forming hieroglyph-like decoration/inscription on the visible face.

The image shows a small, oval scarab (beetle amulet form) photographed against a light background. The surface is predominantly green with areas of brownish/orange mottling consistent with glazed steatite. The face is marked with incised/painted dark bands and shapes that resemble hieroglyphic strokes; however, the individual signs are not clear enough to confidently transcribe. No cartouche borders or royal naming signs can be securely identified at this resolution. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. No deity iconography is clearly discernible beyond the general hieroglyph-like layout. The reverse side is not shown.

decorative Middle Kingdom (per catalogue) good
Materials green glazed steatite
Signs Unidentified hieroglyphic sign(s) (incised/painted) ×5

Connections

Found at Lisht
Royals Amenemhat III
Materials Green Glazed Steatite

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116243589 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 20.1.6 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545689 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.