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Scarab Inscribed for Hatshepsut

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Description

Scarab; Hatshepsut; simple back. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Steatite (glazed). L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in); w. 1.2 cm (1/2 in); h. 0.6 cm (1/4 in). From: Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7 (G), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–27. Subject: Scarabs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1927.

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, oval scarab amulet made of green glazed material, bearing an incised figure and accompanying hieroglyph-like marks on its face.

The image shows the front of an oval/bean-shaped Egyptian scarab with a green, glossy glaze over a dark core. The design is incised in dark lines: a central seated/standing figure-like form with a head and torso, flanked by additional elements that resemble hieroglyphic strokes and signs. On the left, a tall vertical element stands above a base; on the right, a cluster of short vertical bars appears. The incisions are shallow but legible as schematic signs rather than a clearly readable full inscription. No cartouche is distinctly visible. No other writing systems (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) are present.

religious New Kingdom (catalogue ground truth) good
Deities unknown
Royals Hatshepsut (not legible/confirmed from image)
Materials steatite with green glaze (green frit/glossy surface)
Signs incised hieroglyph-like strokes/blocks (not confidently identifiable) ×5
Visible text "Incised hieroglyph-like marks and figure are present, but the text is not clear enough to transcribe reliably from this image."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Incised hieroglyph-like marks and figure are present, but the text is not clear enough to transcribe reliably from this image.

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Royals Hatshepsut

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116279974 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 27.3.169 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 559792 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.