Scarab with the Name of Amenemhat III and a Hippopotamus Hunt

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.

Small blue-green glazed scarab depicting a stylized figure holding a central emblem and flanked by at least two kneeling/facing figures.

The object is a compact, roughly oval scarab form with a glossy turquoise-blue glaze. The top surface is decorated in relief: a central horizontal element with a circular “eye”/loop-like mark on the upper right is flanked by a pair of dark, human/figure-like forms on either side. Beneath the central element are additional dark shapes that could represent a scene component, possibly including animals or persons, but the exact subject cannot be securely identified from the provided view. No clear Egyptian hieroglyphs, cartouches, or readable royal names are visible in the image. No non-Egyptian scripts (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) are present. The glaze appears intentionally applied over steatite, consistent with the catalogue materials, though the image resolution does not allow confirmation of the underlying stone.