Scarab Inscribed for Queen Ahmose New KingdomSheikh Abd el-Qurna
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, reign of Thutmose I, ca. 1504–1492 B.C. Gold, glazed steatite. L. 1.7 cm (11/16 in.); W. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); H. 0.6 cm (1/4 in.). From: Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), coffin III, burial 2, left hand, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36. Subject: Hieroglyphs, Scarabs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1936.
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- MMA 36.3.15 PNM textSheikh Abd el-Qurna
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Cross-references (5)
- Wikidata-Q Q116276487 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 36.3.15 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547683 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- PNM-Object pnm:83895691 tier-2 (inventory-match)
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