Catalogue of Egyptian scarabs, etc., in the British Museum / by H.R. Hall. Printed by order of the Trustees.

  • British Museum. Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities
Date:
1913-
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Credit: Catalogue of Egyptian scarabs, etc., in the British Museum / by H.R. Hall. Printed by order of the Trustees. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1177. Green glazed steatite Scarab, of type A 3-4, inscribed with the prenomen of Thothmes III, in a cartouche, between two Red Crowns, reversed. Chipped. XVI11 th dynasty. Length,-A-in. jt JL tv. [No. 3986.] 2\ « \h0sic 1178. Glazed steatite Scarab, faded to white, of type L 5, inscribed with the prenomen of Thothmes III, between two crowns of Lower Egypt (Red Crowns). XVIIIth dynasty. Length, f in. [No. 38691.] 1179. Glazed steatite Scarab, faded to white, of type D 5, with very large perforation. On the base is inscribed the prenomen of Thothmes III, in a cartouche, surrounded by utchats, crowns of Lower Egypt, the signs ka and uatch, signifying “fertility,” etc., cut in archaizing style. About XXVth dynasty. Length, f in. [No. 16778.] Presented by Maj.-Gen. A. W. H. Meyrick, 1879. 1180. Glazed steatite Scarab, faded to brown, of type A 3. On the base is cut the prenomen of THOTHMES III, between a winged disk and the group ^ ^ , the sign of “life” (ankh), with human hands, holding two crowns of Lower Egypt. XVIIIth dynasty, or later. Length, f in. [No. 39653.] 1181. Glazed steatite Scarab, faded to reddish-grey, of type G 1. Elaborate. Inscribed with the prenomen of Thothmes III, between two utchats. (The legs of this scarab are represented by a rope band.) XVIIIth dynasty. Length, § in. [No. 38643.] IS 1182. Blue glazed steatite Scarab, of type G 3. On the base is in- —Jo scribed the prenomen of Thothmes III, in a label, between two groups of an utchat between conventionalized symbols of “ life.” XVIIIth dynasty. Length, f in. [No. 28522.] H° 0 oh- cj-- 1183. Blue glazed steatite Scarab, faded to white, of type A 3. On the base is inscribed the prenomen of Thothmes III, in a cartouche, above the ideograph of “gold,” and between two uraei, the tails of which end in three broken spiral volutes, on either side of the cartouche. XVIIIth dynasty. Length, f in. [No. 27070.] 1184. Glazed steatite Scarab, faded to brown, of type G 4, inscribed with the prenomen of Thothmes III, in a base-less cartouche, between two double volutes. XIXth dynasty, or later. Length, f in. [No. 47076.] 1185. Light green glazed steatite rectangular Plaque, with a deep line round the narrow sides. On each broad side are two panels, with, in the upper, (resp. lower) the prenomen of Thothmes III, © |j|, and in the lower (resp. upper) a double volute in relief on a sunk ground. XIXth dynasty (?). f in. by -ff in. [No. 45359-] 1186. Glazed steatite Plaque, with rounded ends, faded to grey. On the obverse is in scribed the prenomen of Thothmes III (Men-kheper-Ra), with the feathers of Maat o r? above it, between two volutes. On the reverse are the ideographs of <s~^ H r “ divinity,” “ protection,” “ lordship,” and the utchat, arranged symmetrically. XVIIIth dynasty. Length, f in. [No. 38608.] i;§ 9 U-iN a JL