Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab New KingdomDeir el-Bahri
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Faience. L. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.). From: Hatshepsut Hole, Hathor Shrine, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23. Subject: Scarabs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1923.
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)
A short incised row of dark marks/decorative signs along the top edge; exact reading unclear.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116277898 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 23.3.194 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 559600 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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