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Scarab Inscribed with the Throne Name of Amenhotep I

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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.

Oval scarab seal with a turquoise-green glazed surface showing a central hieroglyphic field enclosed by an oval border.

The object is an oval, beetle-shaped scarab (details of the head/legs not fully visible from this close, front-facing view) with a thick turquoise-green glaze over a darker core. The face is dominated by an incised hieroglyphic composition: an oval cartouche-like border encloses multiple stacked and symmetrical signs. The incisions are darkened by the glaze and show areas of flaking/chipping near the lower edge and along the border. No clear Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The specific throne name and any king’s cartouche details are not legible enough in this image to confidently identify Amenhotep I’s throne name sign-by-sign.

decorative New Kingdom (consistent with catalogue); exact reign/king uncertain from image clarity good
Royals unknown (Amenhotep I throne name not legible in this image)
Materials glazed ceramic or stone (turquoise-green glaze over steatite appears consistent with catalogue)
Signs incised hieroglyphic group within oval border (cartouche-like arrangement) ×6

Connections

Royals Amenhotep I

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116244472 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 10.130.441 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 554732 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.