Scarab set in a ring bezel
Object type: Scarab, Amenhotep, ring, swivel
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Medium: carnelian, gold
Dimensions: Including mount: L. 1.3 cm (1/2 in); W. 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); H. 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Locale: below the Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71)
Locus: burial of Amenhotep, ring finger of left hand
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Scarabs