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Scarab with the Throne Name of Thutmosis III

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Description

<p>This scarab has a flat underside and an inscription on the bottom. The piece is incised with sunk relief details and is glazed. The design of the back is very detailed, with deeply incised thick lines and careful workmanship. This piece functioned as an individualized amulet and was originally mounted or threaded. The amulet should secure the divine status for the king (Thutmosis III) and provide a private owner with his royal patronage.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.53' rel='external'>Scarab with the Throne Name of Thutmosis III</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Oval scarab-like plaque showing hieroglyphic signs, filled with a turquoise/green glaze over a light stone body.

The image shows a rounded, oval scarab form with raised, dark turquoise-green hieroglyphic signs on the surface. The background is a mottled light beige/yellow with areas of green-blue glaze and spots of darker green staining. A central vertical sign and surrounding horizontal and curved signs are visible, but the text is too blurred/patinated to reliably read specific signs. There is no clearly legible cartouche or complete throne name visible at this resolution. No additional modern labels or non-Egyptian scripts are visible.

hieroglyphic only New Kingdom (18th Dynasty), likely Thutmosid period (based on catalogue title) good
Royals Thutmosis III (catalogue claim; not clearly legible in image)
Materials light-beige steatitegreen-blue glaze (turquoise)
Signs hieroglyphic signs (unreadable/uncertain individual signs) ×8

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

[Translation] The Perfect God: /Men-kheper-Re.

Connections

Royals Thutmose III

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 42.53 tier-2
  • Walters-id 1032 tier-2

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