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Scarab Inscribed Hatshepsut United with Amun

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Description

Scarab; Hatshepsut, United with Amun; detailed back. 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 9 (I), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–27. Subject: Hieroglyphs, Amun, 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 small oval scarab/inscribed amulet with a greenish-black painted or glazed inscription-filled field and the outline of a seated/jackal- or human-like figure/standing deity-like form divided by a vertical element.

The object is photographed front-on, filling most of the frame. Its surface is oval and appears stone with a greenish glaze or patina. Inside a dark circular border are hieroglyphic-like signs painted in dark green/black on a light ground. A prominent vertical, rod-like element divides the lower portion; at the center there is a figure-like shape that could represent a deity or royal/protective emblem, with a headdress-like top element. At the upper area, a rectangular or throne-like form sits above the central area. The lower left shows a small looped/ankh-like or sign fragment, while the lower right contains a dark curved sign. The inscription is not fully legible at this resolution; no clear cartouche edges or complete determinatives are identifiable.

hieroglyphic only New Kingdom (per catalogue) good
Deities Amun (name not clearly legible in this image; identification uncertain but consistent with catalogue)
Royals Hatshepsut (name not clearly legible in this image; identification uncertain but consistent with catalogue)
Materials steatite (glazed)
Signs Inscribed hieroglyphic signs (partially legible) ×6

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Deities Amun
Royals Hatshepsut
Materials Steatite

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116273324 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 27.3.204 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 549718 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.