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New Kingdom
this scarab comes from one of the three foundation deposits that were discovered along the eastern enclosure wall of Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri. The inscription on the base reads: Hatshepsut, living forever.
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Title: Scarab Inscribed Hatshepsut, Living Forever
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7 (G), MMA excavations, 1926–27
Medium: Steatite (glazed)
Dimensions: L. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.); W. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Accession Number: 27.3.197
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