Scarab Inscribed for Amenhotep III
Object type: Scarab, Nebmaatre, Amenhotep III beloved of Amun
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: L. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Malqata
Locale: Houses G–K
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910–11
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Accession year: 1911
Tags: Cartouches|Hieroglyphs|Scarabs