Scarab Inscribed with a Hieroglyphic Motif
Description
Scarab; winged beetle; simple back. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Steatite (glazed). L. 1.3 cm (1/2 in); w. 1 cm (3/8 in); h. 0.6 cm (1/4 in). From: Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7 (G), 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.
Glazed green steatite scarab-shaped seal with a central hieroglyphic motif and surrounding incised signs.
The image shows an oval, scarab-form object with a turquoise-green glazed surface. The central field contains dark, incised hieroglyph-like vertical and blocky elements forming a compact motif; additional small marks appear around the central cluster, but the overall arrangement is too blurred to reliably transcribe as specific signs. No cartouches or royal name components are clearly discernible. The outer rim is visible, and the glaze is mottled with dark speckling and wear along the edges. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116273174 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 27.3.392 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 549759 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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