Scarab Inscribed With the Name of Queen Ahhotep

Scarab Inscribed With the Name of Queen Ahhotep

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The scarab was probably made to honor Queen Ahhotep I, the wife of Sekenenre Tao II of Dynasty 17. The carving of the scarab and the rope pattern on the base are typical of that period. The inscription on the base reads "King's Wife, Ahhotep."

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Scarab Inscribed With the Name of Queen AhhotepScarab Inscribed With the Name of Queen AhhotepScarab Inscribed With the Name of Queen AhhotepScarab Inscribed With the Name of Queen AhhotepScarab Inscribed With the Name of Queen Ahhotep

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.