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2 of 2 • Scarabs from Menkaure pyramid temple, communal grave in room J1 (= pillared hall 27) (seals and backs): top and third rows: 07-2-102 (= MFA 11.1064), 07-2-67 (= MFA 11.1013), 07-2-85 (= MFA 11.1125); second and bottom rows: 07-2-17 (= MFA 11.955), 07-2-68 (= MFA 11.1000), 07-2-86 (= MFA 11.1054), 07-2-45 (= MFA 11.1061)
Roman coins, scarabs, and gold foil from Menkaure pyramid temple, communal grave in room J1 (= pillared hall 27): top row: 07-2-108 (= MFA 11.981, coin), 07-2-45 (= MFA 11.1061, scarab), 07-2-96 (= MFA 11.1055, coin); bottom row: 07-2-95 (= MFA 11.980, coin), 07-2-17 (= MFA 11.955, scarab), __-__-__ (gold foil ?)
Scarabs from Menkaure pyramid temple, communal grave in room J1 (= pillared hall 27) (seals and backs): top and third rows: 07-2-102 (= MFA 11.1064), 07-2-67 (= MFA 11.1013), 07-2-85 (= MFA 11.1125); second and bottom rows: 07-2-17 (= MFA 11.955), 07-2-68 (= MFA 11.1000), 07-2-86 (= MFA 11.1054), 07-2-45 (= MFA 11.1061)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure pyramid temple

Steatite scarab; light green glaze, incised hieroglyphs on base (Menkheperre), hole lengthwise; good condition. [07-2-17]

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_11.955
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Seals, sealings & stoppers
  • Findspot
    Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT / room J1 = pillared hall 27, near head of mummy 40)
  • Material
    Steatite
  • Dimensions
    Legacy dimension: .015 L. .001 W.
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Greco-Roman Period, Roman Imperial
  • Date of Register Entry
    30 B.C. – A.D. 364
  • Owner
    Thutmose III
  • Notes
    This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1907: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: March 2, 1911)
  • Remarks
    Registration number obtained from publication; no registration records available for 1907.

Tombs and Monuments 1

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931, p. 260.

People 1

Ancient People

  • Thutmose III

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks King of Dynasty 18. prenomen: [mn-xpr-ra] Menkheperre