Scarab Inscribed for the God's Wife Hatshepsut, Living
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Steatite (glazed). L. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); W. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.). From: Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7 (G), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–27. Subject: Hieroglyphs, Scarabs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1927.
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.
Oval green-glazed scarab with dark inscribed design/text on its surface.
The image shows an oval scarab-shaped object with a glossy green glaze. The top surface contains incised/inked hieroglyphic signs rendered in dark pigment or filled lines. The signs appear arranged in a compact band across the scarab’s face; individual sign forms are partially unclear due to blur and wear, but multiple distinct blocks and vertical strokes are visible. No clear figured deity iconography or cartouches are discernible from the available detail; the decoration is primarily an inscription. No separate Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116273353 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 27.3.192 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 549712 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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.