Scarab
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Faience. L. 1.3 cm (1/2 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.
A small turquoise-blue faience scarab with a raised, stylized form on its surface, photographed against a plain background.
The object is shown centered in the image, upright, with an oval/rounded scarab silhouette. The surface is coated in turquoise-blue material with darker blue outlines and a recessed central area. A raised motif resembling the scarab’s central emblem/inscribed pattern is visible, though fine details are not fully legible at this resolution. There is no clearly readable hieroglyphic, cartouche, or alphabetic text visible. No deities or royal names can be confidently identified from the image. Small dark specks and wear are visible along the rim and within recesses, consistent with age or surface alteration. The lighting highlights the glossy glaze typical of faience.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280314 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 23.3.285 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 559616 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.