Scarab Inscribed With the Name Aakheperenre (Thutmose II)
Object type: Scarab, Aakheperenre (Thutmose II)
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Thutmose II
Date: ca. 1492–1479 B.C.
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.6 cm (5/8 in); W. 1.2 cm (1/2 in); Th. 0.8 cm (5/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Tomb CC 37
Locus: Burial 59 D
Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Scarabs