Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab Inscribed with a Blessing Related to Re
Description
Bright blue faience
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.
A blue scarab amulet with inscriptions.
The artifact is a small, blue scarab amulet made of faience. It features several inscriptions, mostly hieroglyphic symbols, likely serving as a protective charm. The scarab's shape and color are typical of personal adornments in ancient Egypt, showing subtle wear but retaining the vibrant blue. The craftsmanship suggests careful attention to detail, with incised hieroglyphs that may convey a religious or personal message.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Signs
scarab
ankh
Visible text
"nfr"
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243423 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 20.1.83 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545746 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.