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Scarab Inscribed Hatshepsut United with Amun

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Description

Scarab; Hatshepsut, United with Amun; notched back. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Steatite (glazed). L. 1.5 cm (9/16 ); 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.

A glazed green steatite scarab seal carved with an incised design and small hieroglyphic signs around the scarab’s field.

The image shows a single oval scarab-like amulet with a dark-to-teal green glaze. The beetle (scarab) body is rendered in dark incised lines, with a central vertical element suggesting a pair of legs or stylized thorax detail. Above and within the composition are several small incised strokes and block-like shapes that resemble Egyptian hieroglyphic/sign forms, though the individual signs are not fully legible at this resolution. There is no clearly readable cartouche-like frame, and no accompanying Greek/Coptic/Arabic script is visible. The incisions appear to be the primary inscription/design rather than separate modern marks.

decorative New Kingdom (likely, per catalogue) good
Deities Amun (name association per catalogue; not clearly legible in image)
Royals Hatshepsut (name association per catalogue; not clearly legible in image)
Materials steatite (glazed)green glaze layer
Signs unknown incised hieroglyphic sign (leg/arm-like stroke group) unknown incised hieroglyphic sign (block/rectangular stroke cluster) unknown incised hieroglyphic sign (swirl/curved stroke)

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Deities Amun
Royals Hatshepsut
Materials SteatiteGreen Glaze Layer

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116273326 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 27.3.203 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 549717 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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.