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Scarab Inscribed with the Name of King Thutmose III
Scarab
Scarab Finger Ring
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This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 116
This finely carved scarab was worn as a bracelet. It would have been fastened with a double loop of linen cord that ran lengthwise through amulet between the legs and body of the beetle. The scarab and cord were found pressed against Hatnofer's left forearm. The base of the scarab is incised with with a coiled cobra and two "nefer" hieroglyphs.Two rings (36.3.3, .4) and a second scarab (36.3.6) were also found on Hatnofer's mummy.
Excavated by the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1935–1936. Acquired by the Museum in the division of finds, 1936.
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