Title: Scarab Inscribed Perfect God, Lord of the Two Lands Maatkare (Hatshepsut), Given Life Forever
Object type: Scarab; Maatkare, cartouche with ostrich plumes, perfect god; notched back
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Medium: Steatite (glazed)
Dimensions: L. 1.9 ×  W. 1.8 cm (3/4 × 11/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri Temple of Hatshepsut Foundation Deposit 9 (I) MMA excavations, 1926–27 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hieroglyphs, term: Scarabs