Scarab Inscribed with the Name Amenhotep

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.

The image shows a turquoise-and-cream colored Egyptian scarab-shaped amulet with incised decoration on its back.

A small oval scarab amulet is photographed against a light background. The back is filled with turquoise/blue-green glaze over a lighter underlayer, with darker incised lines forming a formalized scene of horizontal bands and compartments; a vertical, ribbed or banded motif appears on the right side. At the center near the lower edge there is a circular/oval element, and below it a rectangular banded form. No clear cartouche boundary is visible, but the incisions indicate an inscription or symbolic layout typical of scarabs. The front base and any suspension loop are not clearly shown in this image. Visible surface suggests glazed steatite consistent with the catalogued materials. No clearly legible hieroglyphic text (or Greek/Coptic/Arabic) can be read at this resolution.