Title: Scarab with Lion-headed Goddess Protecting Maatkare
Object type: Scarab; Maatkare, winged lioness, winged disk, shen, neb-basket; notched back
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Medium: Steatite (glazed)
Dimensions: H. 1.7 cm (11/16 in); w. 1.2 cm (1/2 in); h. 0.7 cm (1/4 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, term: Goddess