Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · scarab

Oval Plaque with Representation of Maat

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Description

<p>Incised scaraboid.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.393' rel='external'>Oval Plaque with Representation of Maat</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

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.

An oval, green stone plaque with a pale carved relief figure standing on a line, facing left, with minimal visible detail.

The object is an oval plaque photographed against a light background. The surface appears uniformly green and semi-matte, consistent with a carved stone relief. A single pale, raised figure in profile stands on a horizontal base line; the form suggests a personified concept or deity figure, but the facial features, headdress, and staff/attributes are too indistinct to identify confidently. No clear hieroglyphic text, cartouches, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic inscriptions are visible in the image provided. The catalogue title specifies a representation of Maat; however, the image resolution/clarity does not allow definitive confirmation of classic Maat attributes (e.g., the ostrich-feather motif or scale imagery).

decorative unclear good
Deities Maat
Materials serpentinitestone (green, polished/varied surface)

Connections

Deities Maat

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 42.393 tier-2
  • Walters-id 23050 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.