The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Scarab of King Sekhemre Sewadjtawy Sebekhotep

Scarab of King Sekhemre Sewadjtawy Sebekhotep

Period:: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty:: Dynasty 13
Reign:: reign of Sebekhotep III
Date:: ca. 1748–1741 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, Radim, MMA
Medium:: Glazed steatite
Dimensions:: l. 2.4 cm (15/16 in)
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Accession Number:: 20.1.2

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 111

Provenance

Excavated by the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Acquired by the Museum in the division of finds.
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What
Sculpture (24,342)

Scarabs (3,372)

Glazing (3,103)

Talc (2,067)

Steatite (2,057)
Where
Africa (33,408)

Egypt (29,748)

Mersa Matrûh (3,917)

Al Lisht (3,888)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,624)
In the Museum
Egyptian Art (26,116)
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Egypt, 2000–1000 B.C.
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