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Scarab with Private Name Seal

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Description

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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 the face of an Egyptian scarab seal with a central engraved sign arrangement and vertical register-like elements around it.

The artifact is shown as a rounded, polished scarab/seal face with a dark stone appearance. The engraving consists of a dense central motif resembling stacked/contained hieroglyphic signs, surrounded by two tall, mirrored vertical groupings on the left and right. A small oval/rounded sign appears near the top center, while other elements (including a central horizontal bar and several elongated vertical marks) are arranged to fit within the scarab’s oval border. No figurative deity imagery is visible. The camera view is a close-up of the engraved face; no underside, legs, or suspension area is visible. The stone surface shows speckling consistent with serpentine, and the relief looks worn but still legible as generic hieroglyphic-like strokes. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible.

hieroglyphic only unknown (likely Late Period to Ptolemaic scarab practice, but not clearly determinable from this image alone) good
Materials serpentine-like dark green/gray stone surface (matches catalogue claim of carved and polished serpentine)
Signs hieroglyphic sign(s) forming a private-name seal (exact identification unclear) ×10
Visible text "Unclear—appears to be a compact sequence of hieroglyphic signs around/within a central cartouche-like panel, but no characters can be confidently excerpted from the image resolution."

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

[Translation] Mistress of the house: Iy-jb.

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 42.42 tier-2
  • Walters-id 6449 tier-2

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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Walters Art Museum (Egyptian).
  • 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.