Scarab Inscribed with the Name of the God Amun-Re
Description
Scarab; Amun-Re; detailed back. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Steatite (glazed). L. 1.7 cm (11/16 in); w. 1.3 cm (1/2 in); h. 0.7 cm (1/4 in). From: Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 9 (I), 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.
An oval scarab-shaped amulet in green-glazed steatite with a dark incised inscription occupying the center field.
The image shows the dorsal face of a scarab/bug-shaped object viewed head-on. The surface is a green glaze over a light body, with darker brown/black incised lines forming an inscription within an oval border. At the top of the field there is a band of short horizontal strokes (suggesting a hieroglyphic sign with vertical/roofing elements or a bordered row of marks). The central area contains prominent vertical and rounded components resembling hieroglyphs; one form includes a vertical stroke with a bulbous/looped element at the bottom, and another includes a looped round sign on the right. No clear cartouche or royal titulary is legible at this resolution. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. The catalogue attributes the inscription to the god Amun-Re, but the specific name/sign sequence cannot be confidently read from the provided photo.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276957 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 27.3.334 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 559885 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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