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Scarab

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Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gold open-work scarab, pierced longitudinally for attachment to either a ring or necklace. There is a single-line suture and separation between pronotum and elytra, the head is naturalistic, and the open-work legs are finely carved with striations indicating hairs. The reverse is split into two registers. The upper bears an inscription bearing the prenomen of Tuthmosis III in a cartouche, flanked on either side by feathers and royal uraei. On the lower, a central djed pillar is again flanked by a pair of uraei.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gold, inscribed
Brief description
Scarab, gold, inscribed with the prenomen of Tuthmosis III, Egypt, New Kingdom or later
Physical description
Gold open-work scarab, pierced longitudinally for attachment to either a ring or necklace. There is a single-line suture and separation between pronotum and elytra, the head is naturalistic, and the open-work legs are finely carved with striations indicating hairs. The reverse is split into two registers. The upper bears an inscription bearing the prenomen of Tuthmosis III in a cartouche, flanked on either side by feathers and royal uraei. On the lower, a central djed pillar is again flanked by a pair of uraei.
Dimensions
  • Height: 0.9cm
  • Width: 1.9cm
  • Depth: 1.3cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Royal prenomen (In a cartouche)
Translation
'Enduring-is-the-manifestation-of-Ra'
Transliteration
Mn-xpr-Ra
Credit line
Wallis Bequest
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.41-1963

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Record createdApril 12, 2005
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