Scarab with the Throne Name of Amenhotep III

Scarab with the Throne Name of Amenhotep III

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Throne name of Amenhotep III, Nebmaatre, is written from right to left on the base of this scarab. The first two hieroglyphs are a sun disk, Re, over a basket, neb (meaning "lord"). The third hieroglyph is a seated woman holding an ankh (meaning "life"). The curled ostrich feather on her head identifies the woman as Maat, the goddess of truth. This name is usually translated "the Lord of Truth is Re."

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.