Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab Decorated with Crossing Lines
Description
Carnelian
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.
An ancient Egyptian scarab bead or amulet made of a red gemstone.
This artifact is a small, possibly Carnelian, scarab amulet. Its smooth, rounded form is typical of Egyptian scarabs used as beads or amulets. The stone has a deep red color, which was popular for various adornments in ancient Egypt. The lack of visible inscriptions or carvings suggests it might be unfinished or purely decorative.
decorative
unknown
good
Materials
carnelian
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116414139 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 20.1.148 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545749 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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