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Scarab Inscribed for Queen Ahmose

New Kingdom
ca. 1504–1492 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116
This ring bezel was found among the hand bones of an unidentified woman who was buried in the tomb of Hatnefer (see 35.3.1). The inscription on the base reads: The King's Great Wife, Ahmose. Ahmose was the principal queen of Thutmose I and the mother of Hatshepsut.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Scarab Inscribed for Queen Ahmose
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
  • Reign: reign of Thutmose I
  • Date: ca. 1504–1492 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), coffin III, burial 2, left hand, MMA excavations, 1935–36
  • Medium: Gold, glazed steatite
  • Dimensions: L. 1.7 cm (11/16 in.); W. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); H. 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1936
  • Object Number: 36.3.15
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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