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| Keywords: Egyptian - Scarab with the Throne Name of Thutmosis III - Walters 4268 - Right.jpg This glazed steatite scarab is linearly incised with very deep detailed lines and has a sunk relief inscription on the flat bottom The back of the scarab is executed with average workmanship but the bottom design is poorly made This scarab functioned as an individualized amulet and was originally mounted or threaded The amulet should ensure for its owner support by the royal authority of the divine king Thutmosis III as well as divine protection The scarab was produced after the death of Thutmosis III 1479-1425 BC The names and titles of Thutmosis III were used also in later periods; the Egyptians saw him as a protective god of kinship and his names and titles as powerful magical elements The additional reading of his throne name as Amun increased the power of this amulet between 1292 1070 BC New Kingdom grey-brown steatite with blue-green glaze cm 0 7 1 2 1 6 accession number 42 68 24291 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acqusition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Translation The Perfect God Lord of the Two Lands / Men-kheper-Re / protected/beloved by the Mistress of the Sky place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Cartouches of Thutmosis III Scarabs of Thutmosis III Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
