Scarab Inscribed with the Throne Name of Amenhotep I

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.

Oval scarab-shaped amuletic seal with an inscribed register of hieroglyphs on a dark green glazed surface and a gold-colored suspension element at the top.

The artifact is a vertically oriented, oval scarab (scaraboid) with a loop at the top. The main body has a dark green/blue-green glaze with an incised/raised line inscription in the form of hieroglyphic signs arranged symmetrically in one or more horizontal bands across the scarab. The surface is worn in places but the outline of the hieroglyphic motifs remains visible. No clearly legible throne name or full cartouche is readable at this resolution; the signs appear to include angular and rounded hieroglyph-like forms consistent with royal titulary, but the exact wording cannot be confirmed. No other textual scripts (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) are visible. A gold-colored element is visible on the suspension loop; the rest of the object appears to be a glazed ceramic/stone material rather than solid metal.