Scarab Inscribed for Amenhotep III
Object type: Scarab, Amenhotep III, Nebmaatre, Amun
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Medium: Mica schist, glazed
Dimensions: L. 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Malqata
Locale: Houses G–K
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1911–12
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Accession year: 1911
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Scarabs