Scarab Inscribed Lord of the Two Lands Maatkare (Hatshepsut)
Description
Scarab; Maatkare, Lord of the Two Lands; simple back. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Steatite (glazed). L. 1.4 × W. 1 cm (9/16 × 3/8 in.). From: Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 9 (I), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–27. Subject: 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 steatite scarab seal inscribed with Egyptian hieroglyphs on its flat face.
The image shows an oval scarab with a glossy green glaze over a darker green/teal base. The top surface contains incised hieroglyphic signs arranged in a compact block, including a long horizontal stroke with stacked elements on the left and several vertical and curved signs on the right. No clear cartouche border or specific royal titulary is legible at this resolution; the inscription content is partially readable as generic hieroglyphic forms but cannot be securely identified as “Maatkare” or Hatshepsut based on visible detail alone. The border line around the inner inscription field is visible as a dark outline. No visible human figures or deities are depicted; only inscribed signs are present.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116273261 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 27.3.260 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 549732 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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