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<em>Scarab of Amenhotep III</em>, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E. Steatite, 1/4 x 7/16 x 5/8 in. (0.7 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.66.23. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 48.66.23_bw.jpg)
Scarab of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E. Steatite, 1/4 x 7/16 x 5/8 in. (0.7 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.66.23. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 48.66.23_bw.jpg)
<em>Scarab of Amenhotep III</em>, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E. Steatite, 1/4 x 7/16 x 5/8 in. (0.7 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.66.23. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 48.66.23_bw.jpg)

Scarab of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E. Steatite, 1/4 x 7/16 x 5/8 in. (0.7 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.66.23. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 48.66.23_bw.jpg)

<em>Scarab of Amenhotep III</em>, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E. Steatite, 1/4 x 7/16 x 5/8 in. (0.7 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.66.23. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.48.66.23_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Scarab of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E. Steatite, 1/4 x 7/16 x 5/8 in. (0.7 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.66.23. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.48.66.23_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Scarab of Amenhotep III</em>, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E. Steatite, 1/4 x 7/16 x 5/8 in. (0.7 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.66.23. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.48.66.23_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Scarab of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E. Steatite, 1/4 x 7/16 x 5/8 in. (0.7 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.66.23. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.48.66.23_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Scarab of Amenhotep III</em>, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E. Steatite, 1/4 x 7/16 x 5/8 in. (0.7 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.66.23. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.48.66.23_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Scarab of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E. Steatite, 1/4 x 7/16 x 5/8 in. (0.7 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.66.23. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.48.66.23_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

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Scarab of Amenhotep III

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Steatite
DATES ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E.
DYNASTY late Dynasty 18
PERIOD New Kingdom
DIMENSIONS 1/4 x 7/16 x 5/8 in. (0.7 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 48.66.23
CREDIT LINE Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Scarab of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E. Steatite, 1/4 x 7/16 x 5/8 in. (0.7 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.66.23. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 48.66.23_bw.jpg)
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<em>Scarab of Amenhotep III</em>, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E. Steatite, 1/4 x 7/16 x 5/8 in. (0.7 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Coolidge and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, and the Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.66.23. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 48.66.23_bw.jpg)

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