Scarab Inscribed with the Name Amenhotep (Amenhotep III)

Third Intermediate Period - Late Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

The base of this scarab is inscribed with the name Amenhotep, written with a solar barque of Amun at the top and the hetep-hieroglyph in the center. The heqa and was-scepters below specify that he is the ruler of Thebes, thus referring to Amenhotep III (Dynasty 18, ca. 1390-1352 B.C.) with whom this royal epithet was often associated. However, this scarab does not date to his reign; the morphology of the scarab indicates that it belongs to the Third intermediate Period (ca. 1070-664 B.C.) and reflects our understanding that this great pharaoh was adored after his reign.

Scarab Inscribed with the Name Amenhotep (Amenhotep III), Faience

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Scarab Inscribed with the Name Amenhotep (Amenhotep III), Faience
Scarab Inscribed with the Name Amenhotep (Amenhotep III), Faience
Scarab Inscribed with the Name Amenhotep (Amenhotep III), Faience
Scarab Inscribed with the Name Amenhotep (Amenhotep III), Faience

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