Scarab From a Foundation Deposit of Ramesses IV
Object type: Foundation Deposit Plaque, Scarab
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 20
Reign: reign of Ramesses IV
Date: ca. 1153–1147 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H. 2 × W. 1.6 cm (13/16 × 5/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Temple of Ramesses IV
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1915–16
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1916
Accession year: 1916