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. 0.6 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: 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 amulet made of green-glazed steatite with incised hieroglyphic text on the flat face.
The image shows the underside/face of an oval Egyptian scarab. The surface is glossy green with darker speckling and wear, consistent with a glazed steatite object (typical of scarab amulets). On the flat face, dark incised signs are arranged in horizontal lines: a top register-like motif (rectangular with internal vertical strokes), below it a long horizontal line with zigzag/raised strokes, and a lower section containing a large central vertical element flanked by rounded shapes. No clear cartouche or royal prenomen is visible at this resolution. No readable Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present. The specific god name (Amun-Re) is not legible enough in this image to confirm the catalogue title definitively; the visible signs appear to be hieroglyphic but cannot be confidently identified as “Amun-Re” or associated epithets.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276913 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 27.3.343 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 559894 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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