Scarab Inscribed with the Horus Name of Thutmose I

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.

Oval scarab seal with dark engraved design on a turquoise-green glazed surface, enclosed by a raised border.

The image shows a small, oval scarab (stamp-seal) viewed front-on against a plain light background. The face has a green/turquoise glaze with a raised rim/border. Centered across the scarab are dark (black/brown) incised hieroglyphic signs forming a rectangular arrangement; the top portion includes a large standing or composite sign with two shorter elements beneath, and the lower portion shows smaller stacked signs. The exact reading is not fully clear from the image resolution, but the layout appears consistent with royal titulary/Horus-name inscription associated with a scarab. No separate pictorial figure (e.g., deity) is clearly identifiable beyond the hieroglyphic text. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. The glaze and engraved lines suggest a steatite core with a glazed surface, matching the catalogue materials. The catalogue states the inscription is the Horus name of Thutmose I; the image does not provide enough legible detail to confirm the specific royal name without guessing, though the presence of royal-style hieroglyphs is plausible.