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Scarab Inscribed King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Sobek Crocodile

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Description

Scarab; two gods upper and lower Egypt, crocodile; notched back. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Steatite (glazed). L. 1.5 × W. 1.1 cm (9/16 × 7/16 in.). From: Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7 (G), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–27. Subject: Kings, Crocodiles, 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 green glazed scarab-shaped amulet with engraved markings on its back and an oval frame, photographed against a white background.

The image shows the dorsal face of a scarab/oval amulet made of green glazed material. The border is an oval rim. Within it, incised/raised hieroglyph-like signs are visible but not fully legible at this resolution; a central vertical element flanked by angular strokes forms part of the inscription. No clear cartouche containing a known royal name is distinctly readable, and no clear identifiable depiction of a crocodile figure (Sobek) is clearly resolved—only abstracted signwork is apparent. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The object appears to be steatite with a turquoise/green glaze consistent with the catalogue description.

decorative New Kingdom (as catalogued) good
Materials glazed steatite (green/turquoise glaze)
Signs Unknown incised sign(s) (hieroglyphic inscription; parts indistinct) ×3

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Deities Sobek

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116277917 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 27.3.291 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 559860 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.