Wadjat-eye Seal Amulet Inscribed for Maatkare, Beloved of Amun
Description
Wadjet eye back; Maatkare, mery Amun. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Steatite (glazed). L. 1.6 × W.1.2 cm (5/8 × 1/2 in.). From: Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7 (G), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–27. Subject: Hieroglyphs. 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 oval, green glazed steatite amulet/seed-seal showing an upright “Wadjat-eye” form and surrounding hieroglyphic-like strokes.
The object is a vertically oriented oval seal/amulet with a glossy green glaze over a darker green core. In the center, there is a stylized eye motif (“wadjat”-like) with a surrounding collar and linear elements. Above and/or around the eye are additional blocky, hieroglyphic-looking signs rendered in darker pigment/relief, including a tall vertical stroke on the right and horizontal bar-like lines. The surface shows minor glaze pooling and wear around the edges. No readable Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The inscription appears to be Egyptian-style hieroglyphic arrangement, but the specific names/sign groups are not fully legible from this image.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116274031 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 27.3.252 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 549095 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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