Scarab Inscribed with the Name of the God Amun-Re
Description
Scarab; Amun-Re; simple 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. 1.2 cm (1/2 in); h. 0.7 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: 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 glazed green steatite scarab seal with an incised panel of hieroglyphs on its face, enclosed by a raised oval frame.
The image shows a single Egyptian scarab (oval beetle) viewed from the front. The surface appears turquoise/green with a glossy glaze and speckling/chips along the edges. Within a raised border on the scarab’s face is an incised hieroglyphic register. The left side includes a sign resembling a small vertical element with a rounded/looped form below; the central portion shows a tall vertical stroke with a small horizontal arm near the top; the right portion shows a tall vertical sign and small adjacent elements. Overall, the inscription is clearly present but individual signs are not reliably legible at this resolution, so a specific reading (e.g., the name/title of Amun-Re) cannot be confirmed from the image alone.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276934 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 27.3.340 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 559891 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.