Scarab Depicting Ramesses II Smiting a Captive Before the God Ptah

Scarab Depicting Ramesses II Smiting a Captive Before the God Ptah

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

On the base of this scarab, Ramesses II is shown spearing a captive before an image of the god Ptah. Above the scene is the king's prenomen. (c. 1294-1213 B.C.)

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.