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Scarab Inscribed with the Name Maatkare (Hatshepsut) Flanked by Two Red Crowns

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Description

Scarab: Maatkare, red crown; notched back. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Steatite (glazed). L. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); w. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.). From: Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7 (G), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–27. Subject: Hieroglyphs, 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 green glazed scarab inscribed with Egyptian hieroglyphs in dark pigment.

The object appears as an oval scarab-shaped seal with a turquoise/green glossy surface consistent with a glazed steatite piece. The face bears an incised or painted vertical column of hieroglyph-like signs rendered in dark green/black. The visible signs include a central “water ripple” style mark (Gardiner N35-like) and surrounding elements that could be part of a throne/name formula, but the full reading is not fully legible at this resolution. No clearly identifiable crown type or flanking red crowns are visibly rendered in the provided image (the image shows mainly dark signs on a green field). No other scripts (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) are visible. No additional figures (deities) are clearly distinguishable beyond the hieroglyphic royal-name context implied by the inscription.

hieroglyphic only New Kingdom (per catalogue); exact reign uncertain from image legibility good
Royals Maatkare (Hatshepsut)
Materials steatite (glazed; green/turquoise glaze)
Signs water ripple / n35-like sign (approximate) ankh / like vertical sign (approximate) two tall vertical strokes / djed-like or pillar-like elements (approximate) ×2
Visible text "Hieroglyphic royal name signs present; exact transcription unreadable from the image provided."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Hieroglyphic royal name signs present; exact transcription unreadable from the image provided.

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Royals Hatshepsut

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276139 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 27.3.223 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 559815 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.