Scarab Inscribed with the Throne Name of Thutmose III

Scarab Inscribed with the Throne Name of Thutmose III

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This scarab is inscribed on the base with the throne name of Thutmose III, Menkheperre. Another scarab with this king's name is part of a necklace found in a private house at Malqata. The necklace also has two amulets inscribed with the throne name of Amenhotep III, Nebmaatre.

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.