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Scarab Inscribed with the Name Maatkare (Hatshepsut)

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Description

Scarab; Maatkare; notched 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, 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.

Small glazed steatite scarab viewed from above, with dark incised ornament filling the scarab’s central motif and a border around the perimeter.

The image shows an oval scarab made of a green-glazed material. Around the edge is a raised or outlined rim with a thin, lighter glaze band. The scarab’s central field contains dark, incised marks resembling hieroglyphic signs or scarab-typical inscription/decoration; however, the individual signs are not fully legible at this resolution. No clearly identifiable cartouche characters, royal titulary, or clearly readable deity determinatives can be confirmed. No additional Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. The object is photographed against a plain light background; only the face is visible.

decorative New Kingdom (per catalogue; inscription/signs not legible enough to refine) good
Materials steatite (glazed)
Signs unidentified incised hieroglyphic-like signs ×3

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Royals Hatshepsut
Materials Steatite

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116273300 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 27.3.213 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 549722 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.