Scarab Inscribed for Sebekhotep VI (?)

Unknown

ca. 1760–1640 B.C. · Steatite · Egyptian Art

Scarab-shaped seal-amulet inscribed with a cartouche enclosing signs that could be the prenomen of Sebekhotep VI, or, more likely, a formulaic expression associated with the cult of the sun god, Re. This is flanked on either side by stylized papyrus plants.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1760–1640 B.C.

Medium

Steatite

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922