Scarab
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
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.
Small blue faience scarab-like amulet fragment, shown from the top with part of the surface worn and chipped.
The image shows a single small, rounded object in turquoise/blue faience with a glossy glazed surface. The form is scarab-like: a domed top with a shallow depression in the center; the outer perimeter curves smoothly and is slightly chipped along one side. The surface includes darkened specks and spots consistent with wear or loss of glaze, and a few light/yellowish residues where the glaze has flaked. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or sculpted inscriptions are visible in this view due to damage and low resolution. No deities or royal names can be identified from the visible text/marks.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280350 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 23.3.238 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 559610 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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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.