Scarab
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Faience. L. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.). From: Hatshepsut Hole, Hathor Shrine, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23. Subject: Hieroglyphs, 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.
An oval blue-green faience scarab seal with a raised design on its face.
The image shows a small, oval scarab-shaped object made of turquoise/blue-green faience. The face contains a raised beetle-like motif with a central element and surrounding curved lines, though the finer details of the carving are partially obscured by wear and glaze loss. No cartouches, royal names, or legible hieroglyphic text are clearly visible on the provided view. The reverse side is not shown. Overall surface shows typical faience glazing with mottling and minor chips.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116256772 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 23.3.411 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 550556 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- 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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