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Wild Bull Hunt Scarab of Amenhotep III

c. 1391–1353 BC

Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III

Steatite

Overall: 10.5 x 6.6 x 2.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 5/8 x 1 in.)

Gift of Betty and Max Ratner 1984.36

Location

107 Egyptian

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The variation in tone appears to be related to inclusions and pigmentation in the stone.

Description

Large commemorative scarabs are characteristic of Amenhotep III’s reign. About 200 are known, and all are inscribed with texts on their undersides, recording significant events in the life of the king and queen. This particular scarab is one of only 5 known examples that describe a royal bull hunt undertaken in his second year of rule, in which the king killed 96 bulls. More than just a pastime, the king’s success as a hunter symbolized the triumph of royal order over the forces of nature and chaos.

Provenance

1984-

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

Eggebrecht, Arne, and Joachim Boessneck. Das Alte Ägypten: 3000 Jahre Geschichte und Kultur des Pharaonenreiches. München: C. Bertelsmann, 1984. p. 187

Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1984.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 72, no. 2 (1985). p. 166 www.jstor.org

Kozloff, Arielle P., Betsy Morrell Bryan, Lawrence Michael Berman, and Elisabeth Delange. Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1992. Reproduced: no. 1, p. 70

Berman, Lawrence M. "Overview of Amenhotep III, and His Reign," in O'Connor and Cline (1998). pp 12-13, fig. 1.5

Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 295; Mentioned: p. 294-296

Schlögl, Hermann Alexander, Regine Buxtorf and Andreas Brodbeck. Kunst und Handwerk aus Ägyptens Goldener Zeit. Wiesbaden Harrassowitz Verlag, 2018. Reproduced: p. 2, figs. 1.2 & 1.3; Mentioned:. p. 3

Exhibition history

Year in Review for 1984. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).

Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 1-September 27, 1992); Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (October 24, 1992-January 31, 1993); Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 75008 Paris, France (March 2-May 31, 1993).

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Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III

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