Lion hunt scarab of Amenhotep III
1390–1353 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueGlazed steatite
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 7.1 x 5 x 2.6 cm (2 13/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 in. )
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number04.1810
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceSaid to be from Thebes (Gurna). 1904: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe for £50.
(Accession date: 1904)
(Accession date: 1904)
1349–1336 B.C.
1514–1493 B.C.
1550–332 B.C.
1630–1523 B.C.
1479–1425 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1426–1400 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
about 1700–1552 B.C.