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Egyptian

Commemorative Scarab of Amenhotep III, ca. 1360 BCE

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Description

Maker

Culture

Egyptian

Title

Commemorative Scarab of Amenhotep III

Year

ca. 1360 BCE

Medium

Steatite

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Dimensions

6.8 x 5.1 x 2.7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 x 1 1/16 inches)

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

17.013

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Egyptian Galleries

This steatite scarab, one of more than 100 inscribed examples worldwide, records King Amenhotep III's famous lion hunt in eight horizontal registers of hieroglyphic writing. Similar scarab "newsletters" recorded other notable events, such as the king's wild bull hunt and the opening of an artificial lake for his queen.

Use

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