Scarab (glazed steatite) inscribed with Menkheperre, the throne name of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Thu
Scarab (glazed steatite) inscribed with Menkheperre, the throne name of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Thutmose III. Artist unknown; ca. 1479-1458 BCE (joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III). Found in Hatshepsut’s temple at Deir el-Bahari, Thebes; now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. -- source link
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