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Unknown Maker, Egyptian

Commemorative Scarab of Amenhotep III
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Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Egyptian

Culture

Egyptian

Title

Commemorative Scarab of Amenhotep III

Period

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 1550-1302 BCE

Year

ca. 1360 BCE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

Steatite

Dimensions

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

17.013

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Egyptian Galleries
Jun 10, 2014

Label copy

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.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Egyptian
Commemorative Scarab of Amenhotep III, ca. 1360 BCE
Steatite
6.8 x 5.1 x 2.7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 x 1 1/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 17.013

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