EditorialJasper intaglio: Seated Serapis on crocodile, Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Jasper, green, Other: 3/4 x 9/16 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm), Gems, On the obverse, Ouroboros enclosing Serapis on throne above a crocodile; above, scarab; below, mumm...
EditorialCommemorative Scarab of Amenhotep III Recording a Lion Hunt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390?1352 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Blue glazed steatite, l. 8 cm (3 /8 in), During Amenhotep's reign, a series of large glazed steatite scarabs were...
EditorialFunerary scarab, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, L. 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); W. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.); H. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.), This scarab amulet depicts the scarab beetle with a naturalistic underside and a loop at its belly. Scarab...
EditorialScarab Inscribed With The Titulary of Amenhotep I, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1525?1504 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb CC 37, Hall (C), burial 16, inside large round basket, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911, Jasper (gree...
EditorialScarabs from Hatshepsut Foundation Deposits, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7 (G), 1926?27, Egyptian blue.
EditorialScarabs Inscribed for Neferure, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7 (G), 1926?27, Steatite (glazed).
EditorialCowroid Seal Amulet Inscribed with a Geometric Pattern, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 9 (I), 1926?27, Steatite (glazed), L. 1.7 cm (11/16 in....
EditorialScarabs with the Name of the Hyksos King Sheshi, Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 14, ca. 1700 B.C., From Egypt, Eastern Delta, Glazed steatite, l. 2.2 cm (7/8 in).
EditorialScarabs Inscribed for the God's Wife Neferure, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7 (G), 1926?27, Steatite (glazed), L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in); w. 1.2 c...
EditorialScarab of the Overseer of the Troops Sebeknakht, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13, ca. 1802?1677 B.C., From Egypt, Glazed steatite, L. 2.7 cm (1 1/6 in.); W. 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); H. 1.1 cm (7/16 in.), Scarabs bearing the names of nonroyal individuals first appe...
EditorialScarabs from Hatshepsut Foundation Deposits, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 9 (I), 1926?27, Steatite (glazed), L. 1.8 cm (11/16 in); w. 1.3 cm...
EditorialScarabs Inscribed for the God's Wife Neferure, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 9 (I), 1926?27, Steatite (glazed), L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in); w. 1.1 c...
EditorialScarabs Inscribed for the God's Wife Neferure, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7 (G), 1926?27, Steatite, glazed, L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in); w. 1.1 cm...
EditorialFalcon wearing a Double Crown, Late Middle Kingdom?Second Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 12?Dynasty 17, ca. 1850?1550 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb, pit in portico, 1912?13, Electrum over plaster, H. 8.7 x Th. 0.5 cm (3 7/16 x ...
EditorialScarabs Inscribed for the God's Wife Neferure, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7 (G), 1926?27, Steatite, glazed, L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in); w. 1.2 cm...
EditorialScarabs Inscribed for the God's Wife Neferure, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7 (G), 1926?27, Steatite (glazed), L. 1.6 cm (5/8 in); w. 1.2 cm...
EditorialScarabs Inscribed for the God's Wife Neferure, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7 (G), 1926?27, Steatite (glazed), L. 1.7 cm (11/16 in); w. 1.3 ...