Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry

Scarab with the name Aakheperkare (Thutmose I)

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Description

faience

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.

Small oval blue-green faience scarab with the body facing upward; surface shows worn/incised details that are difficult to read.

The image shows a single oval scarab-shaped object, predominantly blue-green with darker and lighter patches from age or surface loss. The top (dorsal) surface has an irregular central area and scattered spots, likely remnants of carved design elements; however, no clearly legible hieroglyphs or detailed inscription are visible in this resolution/lighting. The edges are rounded and the back appears slightly concave/irregular at the center. No separate suspension loop or metal fittings are clearly discernible. The background is plain and the object is photographed against a light surface.

decorative New Kingdom (likely 18th Dynasty, consistent with Thutmose I/early New Kingdom scarabs) poor
Royals Aakheperkare (Thutmose I) — inscription not legible in provided image
Materials faience (blue-green)

Connections

Royals Thutmose I
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