Scarab Inscribed With the Name of Queen Ahhotep
Object type: Scarab, Queen Ahhotep
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Late Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 17–Early Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Tao I to Joint reign
Date: ca. 1560–1458 B.C.
Medium: Glassy faience
Dimensions: L. 2.1 cm (13/16 in); w. 1.5 cm (9/16 in); th. 1 cm (3/8 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Tomb CC 44
Locus: Burial 4
Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1912
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Scarabs