Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab Inscribed with the Throne Name of Hatshepsut New Kingdom
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Steatite (glazed). L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Hieroglyphs, Scarabs. Credit: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1905.
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.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
Egyptian hieroglyphs present in center; exact throne-name reading unclear from image resolution/contrast.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116245156 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 05.3.359 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 553941 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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