Scarab Inscribed Maatkare (Hatshepsut) Living
Description
Scarab; Maatkare, ankhti; simple 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 in.); W. 1.1 cm (7/16 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.
A small, green-glazed Egyptian scarab-like amulet bearing an incised/painted inscription within an oval border.
The image shows a single oval scarab (underside view implied) with a thick outer circular border. Inside the border are multiple green-blue pigment remnants and darker incised lines forming what appears to be a columnar hieroglyphic text; the signs are not fully legible at this resolution. No clear deity figure is depicted—only inscriptional signs. The surface shows mottled green glaze and areas of flaking or discoloration (brown/orange spots and specks), suggesting a glazed steatite artifact. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The royal name/cartouche claimed by the catalogue (Maatkare/Hatshepsut) is not clearly readable in the provided image, so specific attribution from the inscription cannot be confirmed visually.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116273287 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 27.3.239 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 549725 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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