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

Hathor emblem seal inscribed to Amenhotep I

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Description

Steatite, green 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.

A small green-glazed steatite seal/emblem shows a stylized female Hathor-like figure with cow-like head and disk, framed by decorative scrolls.

The object appears to be a small cylindrical or stamp-like amulet/seal with a uniform green surface consistent with glazing over steatite. On the front face there is a central, stylized head-and-torso figure with a broad wig or headpiece, a circular disk above the head, and curved lines that resemble Hathor’s characteristic head and/or horns. Two symmetrical scroll or S-shaped elements flank the figure near the lower corners. No clear cartouche or royal titulary is visible in the provided image resolution, and no legible hieroglyphic inscription can be confidently read. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible.

decorative New Kingdom (catalogue ground truth) good
Deities Hathor
Materials green glazed surfacesteatite (substrate)
Signs Hathor emblem motif (stylized female with disk/headpiece)

Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Deities Hathor
Royals Amenhotep I

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116235323 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 23.3.189 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547582 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.