Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab
Description
Blue glazed steatite
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-green faience scarab with detailed geometric patterns.
The artifact is a faience scarab featuring a checkered pattern on its back in blue-green hues. The front part shows carvings that mimic the features of a beetle with intricate details and a high level of craftsmanship typical of Egyptian scarabs. The item reflects the artistic style of using faience to create both decorative and symbolic objects.
decorative
Middle Kingdom
excellent
Materials
faience
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280420 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.633 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547016 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).
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