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Scarab Depicting Seti II In His Chariot Shooting a Bow and Arrow.

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Description

Glazed steatite

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 scarab seal carved with a standing figure that appears to be holding a bow, within a crowded decorative field of incised details.

The image shows a single scarab-shaped/oval amulet with a convex face and a green turquoise glaze. The surface is filled with incised, darkened lines forming a dynamic scene: a human figure with a bow-like implement is depicted at the center-right, with additional abstracted elements around (possibly parts of a chariot/archery context, attendants, or background motifs). No clear cartouche or full royal titulary is legible at this resolution. The iconography is consistent with an Old/New Kingdom-style royal/archery depiction, but the specific identification as Seti II in a chariot is not fully verifiable from the visible details.

royal New Kingdom, Ramesside (uncertain based on image only) good
Materials glazed steatite

Connections

Royals Seti II

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116388564 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.7.236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 549276 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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