Title: Scarab Inscribed for the Perfect God Maatkare (Hatshepsut), Flanked by Two Red Crowns
Object type: Scarab; Maatkare, ankhti, red crowns; 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. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); W. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri Temple of Hatshepsut Foundation Deposit 7 (G) MMA excavations, 1926–27 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scarabs