Scarab Inscribed With the Prenomen of Ramesses II and depicting the king in his chariot trampling an enemy

Scarab Inscribed With the Prenomen of Ramesses II and depicting the king in his chariot trampling an enemy

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

On the base, Ramesses II is shown driving a chariot. His Prenomen "Usermaatre-Setepenre, Beloved of Amun" is written above the scene.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Scarab Inscribed With the Prenomen of Ramesses II and depicting the king in his chariot trampling an enemyScarab Inscribed With the Prenomen of Ramesses II and depicting the king in his chariot trampling an enemyScarab Inscribed With the Prenomen of Ramesses II and depicting the king in his chariot trampling an enemyScarab Inscribed With the Prenomen of Ramesses II and depicting the king in his chariot trampling an enemyScarab Inscribed With the Prenomen of Ramesses II and depicting the king in his chariot trampling an enemy

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.