Scarab with the Name of Queen Tiye

1388-1351 BCE (New Kingdom, Dynasty 18)

1.2 cm 0.7 cm 1.6 cm

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This steatite scarab is inscribed on the bottom in partly sunk relief with the name of Queen Tiye. The top is medium high and is shallowly incised with details of good workmanship. This piece functioned as an individualized amulet, and was originally mounted or threaded. Scara...

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7030
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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6
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