Scarab

Museum number:
6-19101
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
commemorative scarab of Amenhotep III: Lion-hunt scarab. Limestone, grey-white; no cartouhce of pharaoh between legs; very poor condition. 6.5 cm length, 4.5 cm wide, 2.9 cm thick
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Uncertain site, Egypt
Culture or time period:
18th Dynasty of Egypt (1550–1295 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Materials:
Limestone
Person depicted:
Khepri (Egyptian deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Scarabs (carvings)
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Scarab, accession number 6-19101, described as commemorative scarab of Amenhotep III: Lion-hunt scarab. Limestone, grey-white; no cartouhce of pharaoh between legs; very poor condition. 6.5 cm length, 4.5 cm wide, 2.9 cm thickHearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Scarab, accession number 6-19101, described as commemorative scarab of Amenhotep III: Lion-hunt scarab. Limestone, grey-white; no cartouhce of pharaoh between legs; very poor condition. 6.5 cm length, 4.5 cm wide, 2.9 cm thickHearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Scarab, accession number 6-19101, described as commemorative scarab of Amenhotep III: Lion-hunt scarab. Limestone, grey-white; no cartouhce of pharaoh between legs; very poor condition. 6.5 cm length, 4.5 cm wide, 2.9 cm thickHearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Scarab, accession number 6-19101, described as commemorative scarab of Amenhotep III: Lion-hunt scarab. Limestone, grey-white; no cartouhce of pharaoh between legs; very poor condition. 6.5 cm length, 4.5 cm wide, 2.9 cm thickHearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Scarab, accession number 6-19101, described as commemorative scarab of Amenhotep III: Lion-hunt scarab. Limestone, grey-white; no cartouhce of pharaoh between legs; very poor condition. 6.5 cm length, 4.5 cm wide, 2.9 cm thickHearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Scarab, accession number 6-19101, described as commemorative scarab of Amenhotep III: Lion-hunt scarab. Limestone, grey-white; no cartouhce of pharaoh between legs; very poor condition. 6.5 cm length, 4.5 cm wide, 2.9 cm thick
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scarab, accession number 6-19101, described as commemorative scarab of Amenhotep III: Lion-hunt scarab. Limestone, grey-white; no cartouhce of pharaoh between legs; very poor condition. 6.5 cm length, 4.5 cm wide, 2.9 cm thickDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scarab, accession number 6-19101, described as commemorative scarab of Amenhotep III: Lion-hunt scarab. Limestone, grey-white; no cartouhce of pharaoh between legs; very poor condition. 6.5 cm length, 4.5 cm wide, 2.9 cm thick

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