commemorative scarab of Amenhotep III: Lion-Hunt Scarab. Steatite; grayish-white; no cartouche of pharaoh on sides between legs. Hieroglyphs cut well and deep. 6.7 cm x 4.8 cm
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Uncertain site, Egypt
Culture or time period:
18th Dynasty of Egypt (1550–1295 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1903
Materials:
Soapstone (metamorphic rock)
Person depicted:
Khepri (Egyptian deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Scarabs (carvings)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
length 6.7 centimeters and width 4.8 centimeters
Loans:
S1979-1980 #54: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum (March 31, 1980–December 18, 1981)