Scaraboid: Hedgehog

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.

Two views of a small green-glazed Egyptian scaraboid shaped like a hedgehog, shown front and reverse.

The image shows a compact, oval/teardrop-shaped scaraboid with a raised, rounded back and a more detailed front face. The object is covered in a turquoise-to-green glaze with darker mottling; the underside/front appears less uniformly glazed and shows a segmented pattern resembling stylized legs or body markings. The reverse view contains an incised design in darker lines, resembling a cartouche-like frame or panel with abstracted, blocky signs rather than a clearly legible name. No clear deities are identifiable. No royal cartouche is confidently readable from the visible signs, and no surrounding legible inscription text (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) is present.