Scarab inscribed with the names of Piye and Taharqo
Object type: Scarab, Taharqo, Piye
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 25 (Kushite)
Reign: reign of Piye, Taharqo
Date: ca. 747–664 B.C.
Medium: Blue faience
Dimensions: L. 3.1 × W. 2 × H. 1.3 cm (1 1/4 × 13/16 × 1/2 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Medinet Habu
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1905
Accession year: 1905