Scarab Commemorating the Construction of an Artificial Lake

Scarab Commemorating the Construction of an Artificial Lake

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

During Amenhotep's reign, a series of large, glazed steatite scarabs were issued commemorating events in the king's life. This commemorative scarab records the completion of an artificial lake constructed by Amenhotep III for his principal wife, Queen Tiye.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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.