The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Scarab depicting a kneeling man (?)

Scarab depicting a kneeling man (?)

Period:: New Kingdom
Dynasty:: Dynasty 18, early
Reign:: reign of Thutmose II
Date:: ca. 1492–1479 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, el-Asasif, Tomb CC 37, Burial 59D, Carnarvon/Carter 1911
Medium:: Steatite (glazed)
Dimensions:: L. 1.4 cm (9/16 in); w. 1.1 cm (7/16 in); h. 0.7 cm (1/4 in)
Credit Line:: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession Number:: 26.7.506

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Description

The motif of a seated man smelling a lotus was a common one for the base of scarabs.
Provenance

Excavated by Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter, 1911. Acquired by Carnarvon in the division of finds. Carnarvon Collection purchased by the Museum from Lady Carnarvon, 1926.
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What
Sculpture (24,354)

Scarabs (3,372)

Glazing (3,078)

Talc (2,045)

Steatite (2,035)
Where
Africa (33,578)

Egypt (29,894)

Upper Egypt (13,570)

Thebes (10,504)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,741)
In the Museum
Egyptian Art (26,256)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Egypt, 2000–1000 B.C.
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