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SCARABS. Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. Amenhotep III. 1386-1353 BC. Green glazed Steatite. (16x11 mm). Base engraved with Pharaoh’s name “MENHOTEP” on both side of the base. “RA”, the sun God in between, “NEB”, “MAAT”, “FALCON” and “MN MNWT”. Some green glaze remains. Well detailed. Pierced for suspension.
From the Joseph A. Dow Collection; Ex Classical Numismatic Group 393 lot 785, The Carl Devries Collection.
Amenhotep, also known as Amenophis III and Nebma’atre, was ninth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty. He undertook an extensive building program during his long reign and, consequently, many monuments documenting the affairs of the pharaoh’s rule have survived. Despite this ample body of evidence, Amenhotep has failed to capture the popular imagination nearly as much as his son and successor Akhenaten (popularly imagined as Egypt’s “monotheistic” pharaoh) and his grandson Tutankhamun, a rather minor ruler but well known today as the result of the discovery of his tomb in 1922.
Closing Date and Time: 2 September 2026 at 15:32:20 ET.
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.
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