Scarab

E21

From: Egypt | Tarraneh

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E21
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Tarraneh
Archaeology Area In West Delta
Period Eighteenth Dynasty | New Kingdom
Date Made 1539-1292 BCE
Section Egyptian
Materials Steatite
Iconography Inscription | scarab
Description

Large steatite scarab with 8 lines of incised inscription, commemmorating Amenhotep III's lion hunts during the first 10 years of his reign.

Length 8.3 cm
Width 5.3 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1890
Other Number ES 21 - Original Number

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