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Source Description
This amulet should secure the everlasting stability and royal authority for Thutmose IV, whose throne name is in the cartouche, and provide a private owner with his royal patronage. One can speculate that scarabs with a royal name and this epithet were distributed during the foundation rituals of temples or monuments.
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Document identity
localId
10835
label
Scarab of Thutmose IV
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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10835
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Scarab of Thutmose IV
description
This amulet should secure the everlasting stability and royal authority for Thutmose IV, whose throne name is in the cartouche, and provide a private owner with his royal patronage. One can speculate that scarabs with a royal name and this epithet were distributed during the foundation rituals of temples or monuments.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1397-1388 BCE (New Kingdom, Dynasty 18)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
scarabs
amulets
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6
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6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.7
height
1.2
depth
0.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 11/16 x W: 1/2 x D: 1/4 in. (1.7 x 1.2 x 0.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Translation] Throne name of King Thutmose IV in a cartouche combined with a wish formula: Men-kheperu-Re
/ (whose) monuments are everlasting.
dynasty
18th Dynasty
reign
Thutmose IV (1397-1388 BC)
med
brown steatite with blue-green glaze
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6182
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EGY
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none
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