Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab inscribed with the name Menkheperre
Description
Steatite, traces of green glaze
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A scarab-shaped artifact with hieroglyphic inscriptions.
The image depicts an ancient Egyptian scarab artifact, likely made from steatite or similar material. It features intricate hieroglyphs carved on its flat side, including possibly a cartouche. The style is typical of Middle to New Kingdom scarabs, which were often used as amulets or seals. The craftsmanship is evident in the detailed carvings and overall symmetry.
hieroglyphic only
New Kingdom
good
Materials
steatite
Signs
scarab shape
Visible text
"unclear"
Connections
Materials
Steatite
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116408894 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 2021.41.28 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 329942 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.