Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab Mounted in a Ring Bezel
Description
Glazed steatite, electrum
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 featuring three vertical hieroglyphic signs.
The artifact is a scarab amulet featuring a rounded design with three prominent vertical hieroglyphs in the center. The composition includes surrounding decorative elements that frame the hieroglyphs. The scarab appears to be made of faience, which is typical for these types of objects, reflecting common ancient Egyptian design and religious symbolism. The overall appearance suggests its use as a protective or amuletic item, commonly worn or carried by individuals.
hieroglyphic only
unknown
good
Materials
faience
Signs
reed
basket
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280148 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 16.10.420 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547029 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.
- 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.