Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab of Amenhotep III, ruler of Heliopolis New Kingdom
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
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
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)
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