Scarab Inscribed for the King of Upper and Lower Egypt Maatkare (Hatshepsut)
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Steatite (glazed). L. 1.8 ×W. 1.3 cm (11/16 × 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.
A green-glazed scarab-like seal with an incised inscription on its domed back, photographed against a white background.
The object appears as an oval scarab/seal with a turquoise-green glossy glaze and dark incised linework forming multiple hieroglyphic-style signs. The back is filled with a central cluster of strokes and shapes resembling a seated/draped figure-like sign and other grouped elements; however, the individual signs are not clear enough to confidently assign exact Gardiner numbers or spell out the full royal titulary. No cartouche boundaries are clearly visible at this resolution. No deity figures are unmistakable beyond possible hieroglyphic forms. The edges show a thin darker outline consistent with incised/planed surfaces beneath the glaze. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116273271 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 27.3.247 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 549727 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.