Object Description
A beautiful moulded steatite, Egyptian scaraboid dedicated to the New Kingdom pharaoh Amenhotep III. The obverse features a large depiction of a seated baboon in relief, seated on a pedestal. His knees are bent and his arms rest on his knees. His fur is indicated through the use of hatched patterning to his body and diagonal striations to his head. A curled tail sits behind him. The baboon is a representation of the god Thoth. The reverse features various hieroglyphs. Most importantly are those to the curved top of the scaraboid. There is a seated figure holding an ankh, situated with a circular ‘re’ sign and a small ‘neb’ sign. Together these form the throne name of the pharaoh Amenhotep III; Neb Ma’at Ra.
Date: Circa 1400-1353 BC
Period: New Kingdom, Dynasty 18