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.

Oval scarab-shaped object with a dark incised design and hieroglyph-like motifs on a light surface, photographed against a plain background.

The object is presented front-on as a rounded, oval scarab form. The surface shows an overall light color with a darker outline and internal incised elements filled by darker pigment. Within the central field there are stacked, blocky shapes resembling hieroglyphic strokes and rectangular bands; on the left and center are zigzag and stepped forms, and on the right there is a tall vertical motif with horizontal segments. A darker border/edge runs around parts of the perimeter, suggesting an engraved or inlaid border and worn paint/pigment. No clear, continuous cartouche-style string of royal names is definitively legible from this image, though the general layout is consistent with scarab inscriptions that include royal names. No modern lettering (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) is visible. The material appears consistent with a hard pale carving; although the catalogue states ivory, the image alone cannot definitively verify ivory versus another pale material such as bone.