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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    1244. Glazed steatite rectangular Plaque, faded to white, inscribed on one side with the prenomen of Thothmes III between two 7«<z«^-feathers, and on the other with the utchat and the Red Crown (much modified). Rough work. Ramesside H w n Period. Length,in. [No. 43015.] 1245. Glazed steatite Scarab, faded to brown, XIXth dynasty, or later. Length, \ in. of type G 4, flat, inscribed [No. 46265.] 1246. Blue-green glazed steatite Scarab, of type L 2, partly discoloured. On the base is rudely cut the prenomen of THOTHMES III, in a cartouche, between two ;««^/-feathers and two nefer-signs (one reversed). Ramesside Period. Length, f in. [No. 46283.] 1247. Glazed steatite Scarab, faded to white, of type A 3, inscribed Kingdom. .Length, f in. [No. 39779-] New 1248. Light blue faience Scarab, of type H 1, inscribed Length, T9^ in. Ramesside Period (?). [No. 46288.] 1249. Glazed steatite Scarab, faded to brown, of type A 4, inscribed with the prenomen of Thothmes III and a ;/z<3w/-feather, above the neb. XIXth dynasty (?). Length, -A- in. Phillips Collection, 1837. [No. 3981.] O 1250. Blue glazed steatite Scarab, of type A 4-G 3, inscribed with the prenomen of Thothmes III and a ;««^-feather. Much worn. From Asyflt (British Museum excavations), 1907. Ramesside Period. Length, T9^-in. [No. 46598.] o 1251. Green glazed steatite Scarab, faded to brown, of type A 3, inscribed as 1250. XVIIIth dynasty (?). Length, in. [No. 46280.] 1252. Glazed steatite Scarab, faded to grey, of type A, rudely cut, inscribed as 1250. Ramesside Period. Length, ^ in. [No. 47185.] 1253. Glazed steatite Scarab, faded to white, of type G 4, inscribed with the prenomen of Thothmes III. About XIXth dynasty (?). Length, in. [No. 46554-] O sic O 1254. Glazed steatite Scarab, faded to grey, of type F 3, inscribed with the name of the god Ptah (twice), and the words “May Men-kheper-Ra (Thothmes III) protect!” (the sign ^ is confused with •¥■). XIXth-XXth dynasty. Length, f in. [No. 386,6.] V ° | V For the development of the signs D ^ , common as a border at top and bottom in the time of V°I V A Rameses II, cf. the following, of which 1258 shows the final complete degeneration of the design. The date is shown by 2191, 2192 of this Catalogue (7. cf.), which bear the name of Rameses II. Cf. also Cairo No. 36267. 2338 is possibly of Rameses III. 1255. Glazed steatite Scarab of type F 3-K, roughly cut. On the base are inscribed the name of the god Ptah (twice), and that of “ Men-kheper-Ra (Thothmes III) [as] a protection.” Glaze worn off. Ramesside Period. Length, | in. [No. 42926.]