What did Amenhotep III use his stone scarabs for?
Commemorative scarabs such as Amenhotep III’s were used as a sort of newsletter sent to different regions of the kingdom to spread word of the king’s great feats. The commemorative scarab at the RISD Museum of Art is a light, woody honey in color and is made of steatite, also called soapstone. What is Amenhotep…
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