Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab
Description
Brigth 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 faience scaraboid amulet with hieroglyphs on its flat surface.
This artifact is a faience scaraboid, which serves as an amulet, displaying blue-green glazing typical of Egyptian faience. The flat surface depicts hieroglyphs that are encased within an oval shape, suggesting a cartouche, commonly used to signify royal names in ancient Egypt. The craftsmanship indicates attention to detail, with clear lines and a polished surface.
royal
New Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Signs
reed
basket
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116281187 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 33.1.51 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546482 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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