Lion Hunt Scarab of Amenhotep III
Lion Hunt Scarab of Amenhotep III
Place of OriginEgypt
DateDynasty 18, Year 10 of reign of Amun-hotep III, 1381 BCE
Dimensions3 × 1 7/8 × 1/4 in. (7.6 × 4.8 × 0.6 cm)
MediumSteatite
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Henry W. Wilhelm
Object number
1927.73
On View
Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 02, Classic
DescriptionCommemorative lion hunt scarab of Amenhotep III. Unglazed. Damaged.
Label TextOne of the most powerful pharaohs was Amenhotep III (a relief carving depicting him is displayeded in the case to your right). Relying on the association of the scarab beetle with kingship, he used the flat base of its sculpted form to commemorate selected deeds. Hieroglyphs inscribed on this example record his royal names and titles, and his slaying, during the first decade of his reign, of 102 lions (animals that also had royal connotations).Published ReferencesPeck, William H., Sandra E. Knudsen and Paula Reich, Egypt in Toledo: The Ancient Egyptian Collection at the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, 2011, p. 18, repr. (col.).
Not earlier than 19th Dynasty
18th Dynasty, about 1400 BCE
12th-18th Dynasty
16th to 18th Dynasty
12th-18th Dynasty
12th Dynasty or Hyksos Period
Probably 18th Dynasty, about 1400 BCE
Hyksos, 17th-16th century BCE
Possibly Hyksos, shortly before 1580 BCE
19th Dynasty or later
XIIth Dynasty, 1849-1801 BCE
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