Scarab Depicting Ramesses II Smiting a Captive Before the God Ptah
Unknown Artist
ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Medium
Glazed steatite
Dimensions
L. 1.8 × W. 1.3 × H. 0.9 cm (11/16 × 1/2 × 3/8 in.)
Classification
Scarab, Ramesses II, Ptah
Period
New Kingdom, Ramesside
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession Number
26.7.221