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

Scarab of Ramesses II

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Description

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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 amulet that appears plain with minimal visible inscriptions.

The image depicts a small, oval-shaped Egyptian scarab made from a light-colored material, possibly stone or faience. It appears to have a smooth surface with little visible detailing, which is common for scarabs used as personal seals or amulets. The backside may have inscriptions, though they are not visible from the image.

unclear unknown good
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Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116281854 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 41.160.161 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 546169 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.