Scarab Commemorating Two Obelisks of Thutmose III
Unknown
ca. 1479–1425 B.C. · Glazed steatite · Egyptian Art
By the end of his reign, Thutmose III had erected five obelisks in the Temple of Amun at Karnak; two pairs and one that stood alone. The inscription on this scarab, "Menkheperre, whose two obelisks endure in the temple of Amun," seems likely to commemorate the placement of the first pair, but no date for this event is given.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
- Medium
- Glazed steatite
- Department
- Egyptian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Hadji Mohammed Mohassib, 1914
