Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · papyrus

Scarab with Sobek and Wadjet

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C. Green glazed faience. L. 1.6 × W. 1.3 × H. 0.9 cm (5/8 × 1/2 × 3/8 in.). From: Cemetery, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1909.

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 oval green-glazed faience scarab showing a figure-like motif with a cobra/serpent form above and a seated standing animal/creature in front.

The artifact appears as a flat-backed, oval scarab amulet with an incised/relief design on the top. The glaze is light green with darker brownish lines for the carved figures. A snake/cobra-like element is visible in the upper register, including a circular disc-like feature near the top. Below, a seated or crouching animal-like form (possibly a crocodile-like figure) faces right, with a curved base line suggesting a ground or platform. No clear cartouche or royal titulary is visible. There is no legible Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text. If hieroglyphs are present, they are not clear enough to identify specific signs reliably; only the motif rendering is discernible.

decorative New Kingdom (as catalogued) good
Deities Sobek (uncertain)Wadjet (uncertain)
Materials green glazed faience

Connections

Found at Lisht
Deities WadjetSobek

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116420822 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 09.180.1008 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 553403 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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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.