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Scarab with the Throne Name of Thutmosis III

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Description

<p>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 BCE). 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.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.68' 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.

An oval, glazed scarab seal showing an inset cartouche-like panel with a central figure and surrounding hieroglyphic-like bands.

The image shows a close-up of an oval scarab-shaped/oval seal with a mottled surface. A raised rectangular/arched border frames a central vertical motif resembling a cartouche or throne-name frame. Within the framed area, a dark central element and smaller subordinate strokes are visible, though the individual hieroglyph signs are not fully legible at this resolution. Outside the frame, several horizontal/vertical band-like strokes surround the central panel, consistent with decorative/hieroglyphic layout on scarab seals. The overall palette is turquoise/green glaze over a grey-brown stone body, with extensive dark speckling and oxidation that obscure fine details. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible, and there is no clear inscription excerpt that can be reliably transcribed.

decorative New Kingdom (18th Dynasty) — Thutmosis III era (exact date unclear from image alone). poor
Materials grey-brown stone coreblue-green glazedark oxidation/speckling
Signs cartouche/throne-name frame (illegible signs inside)

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

[Translation] The Perfect God, Lord of the Two Lands: / Men-kheper-Re, / (protected/beloved by) the Mistress of the Sky.

Connections

Deities Amun
Royals Thutmose III

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 42.68 tier-2
  • Walters-id 24291 tier-2

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