Scarab Inscribed for Hatshepsut

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

This scarab was found in one of the foundation deposits placed along the front wall of the lower court of Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri. The inscription on the base records Hatshepsut's personal name (Hatshepsut), which means "foremost of noblewomen." Two other scarabs from the same foundation deposit have similar versions of the same inscription, though the style is not exactly the same (27.3.169, 27.3.172). The backs of the scarabs are also similar.

Scarab Inscribed for Hatshepsut, Steatite (glazed)

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Scarab Inscribed for Hatshepsut, Steatite (glazed)
Scarab Inscribed for Hatshepsut, Steatite (glazed)
Scarab Inscribed for Hatshepsut, Steatite (glazed)

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