Scarab
Description
Scarab, scrolls. Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 12–18, ca. 1981–1295 B.C. Blue glazed steatite. H. 0.4 × Diam. 1.3 cm (3/16 × 1/2 in.). From: Cemetery, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations. Subject: 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.
Blue-glazed steatite scarab-like amulet with a recessed design on the face and a light background bordered by a blue glaze rim.
The object is a small circular scarab amulet viewed from the front. The perimeter shows a blue glazed border with chipped/abraded areas revealing a lighter core beneath. Within the central field, the blue glaze forms a symmetrical, curving pattern resembling stylized legs/wings or decorative scrollwork typical of scarab iconography; the central area is mostly light in color with the motif in darker blue-green glaze. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other text are visible in this image. No identifiable royal names, deities, or inscription excerpt can be confirmed from the visible markings. The reverse/underside is not shown.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243524 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 20.1.31 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545709 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.
- 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.