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Scarabs

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign, ca. 1492–1473 B.C. Glazed steatite. L. 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); W. 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); H. 0.6 cm (1/4 in.). From: Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), coffin IV, burial 1, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36. Subject: Scarabs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936.

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 scarab made of glazed greenish material, with an inset pattern/inscription-like motif on the face.

The image shows a single scarab-shaped object photographed against a light background. The piece is oval with rounded edges and a slightly domed back and flat/raised front. The face contains a central motif that appears as stylized lines and bands forming an animal/letter-like pattern, but the specific sign shapes are not fully legible at this resolution. The surface is glossy with a green glaze over a dark body, and there are visible wear marks and minor speckling near edges. No clear cartouche borders are visible, and no separate hieroglyphic text field is discernible beyond the central motif.

decorative New Kingdom (as catalogued) good
Materials glazed steatite (green glaze visible; body color dark)
Signs Unidentified sign/motif on scarab face
Visible text "Central face motif only; exact hieroglyphic transcription unclear at the provided resolution."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 AI reading of the photograph

Visible text (machine reading)

Central face motif only; exact hieroglyphic transcription unclear at the provided resolution.

Connections

Found at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276661 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 36.3.34 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 560220 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.