Stamp Seal Inscribed for Amenhotep I
Description
Steatite (glazed)
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.
Square stamp seal of glazed steatite with an incised, bordered cartouche-like register containing multiple hieroglyph-like signs.
The object is a small, squarish seal with a thick border frame around a central field. The central design consists of dark incised lines forming structured rectangular bands and several distinct hieroglyph-like signs (including what appears to be an oval/eye-like form and a vertical element). No readable royal name cartouche is clearly discernible at this resolution; the inscription is present but too unclear to confidently transcribe or confirm “Amenhotep I.” The exterior surface shows greenish-blue glaze with patches and wear along edges, suggesting steatite (glazed) as catalogued. No figural deities are depicted; the marks are purely sign/inscription content.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244517 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 05.3.475 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 554715 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.