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Scarab of Amenhotep III, ruler of Heliopolis

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Description

Scarab, Amenhotep III. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Green glazed steatite. L. 4.7 × W. 3.6 × H. 2.3 cm (1 7/8 × 1 7/16 × 7/8 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Hieroglyphs, Scarabs. Credit: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915.

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.

Oval scarab-shaped amulet in green-blue glazed surface, with incised decoration on its back and a circular design near one side.

The object is an oval scarab (back/belly view) with a mottled green-to-turquoise glaze over a lighter body, likely corresponding to the catalogue’s green glazed steatite. The back is decorated with shallow, incised motifs: on the right, a large U-shaped element ending in a vertical “stem” and smaller internal marks; on the lower left, a circular/rosette-like symbol with radiating or segmented lines; and on the left side, small block-like signs and a cross-like/ankh-like form. There is no clearly legible full inscription, cartouche, or standardized hieroglyph group visible at this resolution. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is present. No explicit deity iconography can be confirmed beyond generic scarab decorative signs.

religious New Kingdom (scarab amulet tradition); specific reign attribution unclear from the image alone. good
Materials green-blue glazed surfaceglazed steatite (implied by glaze color/texture)
Signs Incised decorative hieroglyph-like elements (grouped block signs) ×6 Circular/rosette-like symbol U-shaped/looped symbol with internal marks Cross-like/ankh-like form (unclear)

Connections

Royals Amenhotep III
Materials Green-Blue Glazed Surface

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116245094 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 30.8.639 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 553973 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.