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| Keywords: Egyptian - Scarab with the Name of Queen Tiye - Walters 4213 - Impression Detail.jpg This steatite scarab is inscribed on the bottom in partly sunk relief with the name of Queen Tiye The top is medium high and is shallowly incised with details of good workmanship This piece functioned as an individualized amulet and was originally mounted or threaded Scarabs with Tiye's name and title are very well known and have been found in Egypt and abroad They should secure Tiye's royal status but also guarantee her royal patronage for a private owner of the amulet Moreover it is likely that the Egyptians believed that Tiye had a special relation to the gods and would function as a mediator There are many scarabs and plaques with the name of Queen Tiye and most of them are not personal seals but supportive amulets given to honorable people in Egypt and abroad The impressive amount of scarabs with Tiye's name alone or together with the name of her husband Amenophis III demonstrates beside many other monuments the very special role of this queen and her political and religion importance between 1388 1351 BC New Kingdom light beige steatite cm 0 7 1 2 1 6 accession number 42 13 7030 Henry Walters Baltimore 1911 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1911 Translation Name and title of the royal consort Tiye wife of King Amenhotep III without a cartouche The royal wife Tiye place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license 2D Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Hieroglyphs on scarabs Tiye Well hieroglyph Pestle hieroglyph Two reed leaves y hieroglyph Two diagonal strokes hieroglyph Rush sedge sw hieroglyph | ||||
