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Scarab of the Storehouse Overseer Wah

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Description

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat I, early, ca. 1981–1975 B.C. Silver, electrum, glazed steatite, linen cord. scarab: l. 3.9 cm (1 1/2 in.); w. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.); h. 2.5 cm (1 in.); barrel bead: l. 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); diam. 1 cm (3/8 in.); cylindrical bead: l. 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); 0.8 cm (5/16 in.) overall length: 43 cm (16 15/16 in). From: Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102), Mummy, over crossed wrists, Southern Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1940.

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Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 544228). Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

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.

An oval scarab-like amulet mounted on a cord, with incised hieroglyphic-like decoration/inscriptions on the metal face.

The image shows a small amulet in the shape of a scarab/oval seal: a shiny, silvery metal backplate with engraved or incised figures arranged in registers on the face. Below it is a turquoise-blue/green composite element (possibly a glazed core/bead) attached to the metal, with a suspension point. The object is strung with a braided cord (tan/golden-brown) that forms a loop around the amulet. No legible Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The engraved marks appear hieroglyphic in style but the individual signs are not clear enough to identify reliably by Gardiner numbers. No cartouche or royal name is clearly readable in the provided image. The overall design is consistent with an inscribed scarab amulet hung as a pendant.

religious Middle Kingdom (catalogued) good
Materials metal (silver or electrum, unclear which)glazed ceramic/steatite-like blue-green element (glazed)braided suspension cordunclear additional glaze/surface treatments
Signs unidentified incised hieroglyphic-like motifs ×10

Connections

Found at Asasif
Materials Braided Suspension Cord

Cross-references (5)

  • 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)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83889790 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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.