Scarab set in a ring bezel

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

This carnelian scarab is set in a gold mount that was intended to swivel on a wire ring like one found in the tomb of Hatnefer (36.3.3). On the base, it is inscribed with a simple X.

The scarab was found tied with linen cord to the left hand of the mummy of a twelve-year old boy named Amenhotep whose tomb was located on the hillside below the tomb of Hatshespsut's best-known courtier, Senenmut (36.3.252). Amenhotep had been provided with food offerings of bread, raisins, dates, pomegranate, sycamore figs, and dom palm nuts. There were also jars that may have held beer (36.3.161, 36.3.162, 36.3.164).

Scarab set in a ring bezel, carnelian, gold

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Scarab set in a ring bezel, carnelian, gold
Scarab set in a ring bezel, carnelian, gold
Scarab set in a ring bezel, carnelian, gold
Scarab set in a ring bezel, carnelian, gold

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