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Scarab Depicting Queen Tiye

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Description

Scarab, Queen Tiye. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Glazed steatite. L. 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.); W. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); H. 2.1 cm (13/16 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Queens, Hieroglyphs, Scarabs. Credit: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910.

The same text in other collections

Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 548621). Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A turquoise-blue glazed scarab with a raised design on the face, shown in profile on a modern display stand.

The artifact appears as an oval scarab with the back or underside supported by a modern metal pin/rod attached to a rectangular wooden base. Its surface is predominantly turquoise-blue with dark brown/black and lighter gilded or cream-colored fill in the carved compartments. The face is filled with densely packed decorative grooves and hieroglyph-like elements in black against a lighter ground, including box-like framing and stacked signs; a prominent curved element and multiple vertical strokes are visible. No clearly legible full name or complete cartouche is discernible at this resolution. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The object shows glazed ceramic/stone coloration consistent with the catalogue description. Specific deity iconography is not clearly identifiable from the visible signs alone.

decorative New Kingdom (in accordance with catalogue) good
Materials turquoise-blue glazedark/black painted or inlaid pigmentstone (likely steatite)wood (modern stand)metal (modern pin/rod)
Signs Unidentified hieroglyphic/ornamental signs (boxed and stacked motifs) ×8

Connections

Materials WoodStoneTurquoise-Blue Glaze

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116274898 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 10.130.99 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 548621 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83916030 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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.