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.

A small oval scarab seal is shown in close-up, decorated with greenish glaze/inscription-like incised hieroglyphs across the body.

The image depicts a flat, oval scarab beetle form (underside view) with dark and greenish bands typical of a glazed steatite surface. The central field contains a rectangular, palace/stand-like emblem with a vertical element in the middle, surrounded by surrounding incised hieroglyphic signs (partly symmetrical and framed by border lines). Some glyphs on the left and right appear to include hook-like and seated/arch-like components, but the full inscription is not sufficiently legible at this resolution to confidently transcribe specific signs or determine a precise throne name. No clearly identifiable deity iconography is visible beyond generic sacred-sign decoration. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present.