Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry

Scarab

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

Quartz

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 small, possibly ancient, rounded artifact with no visible markings.

The artifact appears to be a small, rounded object, likely made from stone. The surface is smooth with evidence of wear, suggesting age. There are no discernible carvings or inscriptions on its surface, indicating it may have been a tool or everyday item. Its color and texture suggest a natural stone, possibly limestone, often used in ancient objects.

unclear unknown good
Materials stone

Connections

Found at Lisht North
Materials Stone

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116243395 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 20.1.149 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545750 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
About this record's data
  • 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.