Scarab with Maatkare on base
Description
Scarab, Maatkare (Hatshepsut). New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Steatite, blue glazed. L. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). From: Hatshepsut Hole, Hathor shrines (?), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23. Subject: Scarabs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1923.
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.
Small blue-glazed steatite scarab/seal with an incised figure and hieroglyphic-like marks on a rounded bezel and an oval body.
The image shows a small, oval scarab-like object in blue-green glazing. The top and/or back surface has a recessed, incised motif resembling a seated/standing figure or symbol, accompanied by additional short vertical and hook-like strokes. A thin rim outlines the oval field; faint mottling of the blue glaze is visible. No clearly legible cartouche, royal name, or full hieroglyphic line is readable in this low-resolution view. No deities are identifiable with certainty from the visible strokes. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116235322 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 23.3.175 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547581 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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.