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Scarab Inscribed with the Throne Name of Thutmose I

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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.

A small oval scarab seal showing an incised royal hieroglyphic throne-name cartouche/field on the top surface, with surrounding vertical decorative elements.

The image shows the dorsal view of a scarab-shaped amulet with an oval border. Inside the border is a central vertically oriented cartouche-like sign grouping containing a stylized hieroglyphic motif. Above and/or around the central cartouche are indistinct but curved shapes, while on both sides there are three to four vertical, column-like strokes suggesting a traditional layout for royal titulary on scarabs. No figures of deities, human figures, or clear iconographic scenes are visible. The surface appears dark with a yellow-brown/black granular coating or glaze-like finish that fills recesses of the incised text.

decorative New Kingdom (Thutmosid period), exact reign unclear from image alone good
Royals Thutmose I (catalogue attribution; exact throne-name signs not fully legible in this image)
Materials dark stone bodyyellow-brown/black coating suggesting glazeincised hieroglyphic relief filled by coating
Signs royal hieroglyphic throne name/cartouche-like group (exact signs unclear)

Connections

Royals Thutmose I

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116280114 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.7.139 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 559671 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.