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Steatite scarab

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7142, street G 7000, G 7011, Isis Temple, G 7150, G 7151, G 7000 SW 8, G 7241, G 7060, G 7130-7140, street G 7100, G 7070, G 7251, G 7152, G 7011, street G 7200, G I-c, avenue G 3, avenue G 4

Steatite scarab with seal on base; [wsr-mAat-ra stp-n-ra] Usermaatre Setepenre; blue glaze, bored. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-12-642
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Scarabs and scaraboids
  • Findspot
    Street G 7000, upper debris, sebekh siftings
  • Material
    Steatite
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 27.970
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/31/1925
  • Owner
    Ramesses II
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

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Ancient People

  • Ramesses II

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks King during Dynasty 19 of ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom; ruled nearly 67 years and fathered over 100 children. Ramses fought a number of battles against foreign enemies, such as the Hittites and the Nubians, and built many temples and other monuments throughout Egypt and Nubia. Despite ruling over a thousand years after the pyramids were built and being buried far to the south in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, there is evidence that Ramses may have done some building, restoring, and/or usurping of earlier monuments at Giza. Prenomen: Usermaatre Setepenre.