Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · papyrus
Scarab Incised with Hieroglyph and Papyrus Second Intermediate PeriodLisht North
Description
Second Intermediate Period, ca. 1580–1550 B.C. Bright blue faience. L. 1.7 × W. 1.2 × H. 0.9 cm (11/16 × 1/2 × 3/8 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
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
Multiple incised hieroglyph-like elements and a vertical stalk-like motif (papyrus-like), but individual sign readings are unclear from the image.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243435 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 20.1.55 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545744 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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