Scarab of the Lady Mutnodjmet
ca. 1336–1327 B.C.E.
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Object Label
Eighteenth Dynasty gold scarabs are among the rarest of Egyptian antiquities. The inscription on the back of this example mentions the Lady Mutnodjmet. She is probably the same Mutnodjmet who married Horemheb, last king of Dynasty XVIII. Since the inscription does not refer to her as a queen, the scarab may have been manufactured before Horemheb came to the throne.
Caption
Scarab of the Lady Mutnodjmet, ca. 1336–1327 B.C.E.. Gold, 3/8 x 1/2 x 11/16 in. (0.9 x 1.2 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.715E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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