<em>Scarab Seal Bearing the Name of Amunhotep III</em>, ca. 1390–1353 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 13/16 in. (2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.503E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.503E.jpg)

Scarab Seal Bearing the Name of Amunhotep III, ca. 1390–1353 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 13/16 in. (2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.503E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.503E.jpg)

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Scarab Seal Bearing the Name of Amunhotep III

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Steatite, glaze

Place Made: Egypt

DATES ca. 1390–1353 B.C.E. or later

PERIOD New Kingdom

DIMENSIONS 13/16 in. (2.1 cm) Bezel: 7/16 x 7/8 in. (1.1 x 2.3 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 37.503E

CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Glazed steatite scarab bearing on the base, an inscription containing the name of Amenhotep III. The scarab's head is lunate-shaped. The clypeus is also lunate-shaped and unnotched. It bears two incised lines which run forwards form the sides of the head, and a third incised line which runs from side to side. The front edge of the prothorax curves slightly towards the rear.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Scarab Seal Bearing the Name of Amunhotep III, ca. 1390–1353 B.C.E. or later. Steatite, glaze, 13/16 in. (2.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.503E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.503E.jpg)

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