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Scarab with Throne Name of Amenhotep INew Kingdom, 18th–20th dynasties (1545–1081 BCE)

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Small oval faience or stone scarab seal with carved Egyptian hieroglyphs filled with deep green glaze, photographed from the flat inscribed base
Egyptian faience scarab amulet, oval form with carved beetle body detail; mottled gray-green glaze with deeper green in incised grooves, worn surface revealing buff-colored core beneath.

Unknown, Scarab with Throne Name of Amenhotep I, New Kingdom, 18th–20th dynasties (1545–1081 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ruth Greenberg, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Scarab with Throne Name of Amenhotep I
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
New Kingdom, 18th–20th dynasties (1545–1081 BCE)
Medium
Glazed steatite with modern green color
Dimensions
3/4 x 7/16 x 5/16 in. (1.91 x 1.14 x .85 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ruth Greenberg
Accession Number
M.86.313.18
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art