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

Scarab Inscribed With The Titulary of Amenhotep I

Source of record: Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) — catalogued by the holding institution. View the original record →

Description

Jasper (green)

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 green, oval scarab seal carved in relief with rows of hieroglyphs and a central figure-like sign.

The image shows a single oval scarab inscribed in dark green/greenish material. The top view is centered, with a polished border around the oval. Within the oval field, multiple vertical and horizontal hieroglyph-like elements are carved in light relief. Near the upper portion there appear to be bird/figure-like or sign elements, and in the middle and lower portions more blocky sign forms are arranged in a compact layout. No cartouche framing the entire composition is clearly legible in the provided photo. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. The object appears intact; only minor surface wear is suggested by slight darkening and specular highlights from photography.

hieroglyphic only New Kingdom (likely 18th Dynasty, consistent with Amenhotep I titulary as catalogued) good
Royals unknown (titulary for Amenhotep I claimed by catalogue; not clearly readable in this image)
Materials jasper (green; consistent with catalogue)
Signs hieroglyphic signs/inscription (not fully legible) ×10

Connections

Found at Asasif
Royals Amenhotep I

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276670 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.7.133 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547591 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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.