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Scarab with the Throne Name of Thutmose I

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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 oval scarab made of greenish faience with an incised figure on the back and limited traces of color on the surface.

The object is a compact, oval scarab/seal with a rounded back and raised rim. The back surface contains an incised design of Egyptian-style hieroglyphic text or a symbolic register with multiple vertical and horizontal strokes; several dark incisions and worn areas make exact reading uncertain. A human-figure-like form is suggested on the left side of the design, but key details are not clearly preserved. There are small red-orange traces along the right edge of the back, consistent with pigment or surface wear. No clear cartouche or fully legible throne name of Thutmose I is visible in the photograph.

decorative New Kingdom (uncertain reading of royal name; consistent with catalogue) good
Royals Thutmose I (claimed by catalogue; not legible in image)
Materials faience (green glaze/stone)incised pigment traces (red/orange)
Signs Incised hieroglyphic strokes / symbolic text (unreadable) ×10

Connections

Found at Asasif
Royals Thutmose I

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116273947 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 35.3.80 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 549165 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.