Green stone, 5.06 grams, 19.74 mm. 2nd Millennium B.C. Four lines of splendid hieroglyphics are carved into the flat bottom; on the top is a depiction a scarab beetle with wings tucked in, with a hole running from the head to the back for suspension. A rare item in Very Fine condition.

Most scarab seals were used to commemorate special occasions. Amenhotep III issued several scarabs recording important events such as his marriage, a wild cattle hunt and the building of a pleasure lake on which he sailed his royal barge. These were sent to some of the King's noble friends and to the governors of cities or provinces throughout Egypt to tell them the news of his achievements.