Scarab Inscribed With the Name Nefertari

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ca. 1550–1525 B.C. · Blue glazed steatite · Egyptian Art

This scarab displays typical early 18th Dynasty features, including a roundish lined back and a lunate head. The base is inscribed with the name Nefertari, which almost certainly refers to Queen Ahmose-Nefertari, wife of Ahmose and mother of Amenhotep I. Her name is frequently attested on scarabs displaying distinctive early 18th Dynasty features, occasionally with the title "God's Wife."

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1550–1525 B.C.

Medium

Blue glazed steatite

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926