Scarab Seal with Throne Name Menkheperre
Scarab Seal with Throne Name Menkheperre
Place of OriginEgypt
DateNot earlier than 19th Dynasty
DimensionsH: 1 3/8 in. (3.4 cm); W: 1 in. (2.5 cm); Depth: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
MediumSteatite, glazed.
ClassificationUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineGift of Henry W. Wilhelm
Object number
1927.59
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Label TextThe seal is incised with the cartouche of Menkheperre (the throne name of Pharaohs Thutmose III, Ini, and Necho I).- Decorative Arts
- Sculpture
XIIth Dynasty, 1849-1801 BCE
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
Dynasty 11 or thereabouts, around 2100 BCE
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