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Scarab Inscribed with the Throne Name of Thutmose II

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Description

Steatite, 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.

Small oval scarab seal with a dark green/black glaze over a light green surface, showing an incised/painted throne-name cartouche-like band and additional hieroglyphs.

The object appears as an oval scarab/inscribed seal with a glossy, turquoise-green surface and darker, oxidized deposits. Within an oval/arched border, there is a horizontally oriented band containing hieroglyphic signs. The central motif includes a stylized throne/rectangular element with two vertical elements flanking it, with a line of smaller stacked or grouped signs below (or at the base of the main register). The inscription appears darker than the background, consistent with incised hieroglyphs filled with dark pigment. No separate suspension loop is clearly visible in this image. No other scripts (Greek, Coptic, Arabic) are visible.

decorative New Kingdom (18th Dynasty), likely reign of Thutmose II (per catalogue). good
Royals Thutmose II (name not fully legible; catalogue attribution)
Materials steatite (suggested by typical scarab material; exact identification not directly confirmable from image)glazed surface (visible)
Signs throne-name cartouche/band with throne symbol and associated signs (exact reading unclear) ×10
Visible text "Inscription in dark hieroglyphs within an oval border; exact transcription of Thutmose II throne name unclear from the provided resolution."

Connections

Royals Thutmose II

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116245168 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 10.130.51 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 553938 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.