Scarab Inscribed with the Name of Ramesses II

Scarab Inscribed with the Name of Ramesses II

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The underside is inscribed with the throne name of pharaoh Ramesses II, Usermaatre (Dynasty 19, ca. 1279-1213 B.C.). The name is set in an oval –a stylized version of the royal cartouche– and surrounded by a rope border.

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.