Scarab of Seti II
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.
A small blue faience scarab-shaped amulet with an incised design on its face and an overall oval outline.
The object appears as a rounded, oval scarab form with a bright blue glaze and darker blue incised markings on the visible face. The surface shows chipped and abraded areas, with some lighter brown substrate/exposed material at edges and along fractures. The face includes symmetrical, grid-like vertical and horizontal lines and several clustered incised motifs that resemble hieroglyphic-like strokes rather than a clear pictorial scene. No clear cartouche border or legible full royal titulary is identifiable from this image. The reverse side and any suspension/attachment features are not visible, and no additional text in Greek/Coptic/Arabic is seen.
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.