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Scarab of the Storehouse Overseer Wah

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Description

Silver, electrum, glazed steatite, linen cord

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A ceremonial sistrum depicting hieroglyphic inscriptions and decorative elements.

The object is a sistrum, a type of ancient musical instrument often used in religious ceremonies. It features a composite construction of faience and metal, with hieroglyphic inscriptions inscribed on its surface. The inscriptions appear to be arranged in vertical columns. The sistrum has a handle made of twisted strands, suggesting it was designed for use in rituals. The craftsmanship displays typical New Kingdom characteristics, with intricate detailing and symbolic motifs.

religious New Kingdom good
Materials metalfaienceleather
Signs Ankh Djed

Connections

Found at Asasif
Materials FaienceMetalLeather

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q29385776 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 40.3.12 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544228 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.