<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

Medium: Steatite, glaze

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:ca. 1390–1353 B.C.E. or later

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

Collections:

Accession Number: 37.503E

Image: 37.503E.jpg,

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.

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