Scarab Inscribed with Royal Title and Blessing Related to Amun-Re

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ca. 1295–664 B.C. · Steatite · Egyptian Art

The inscription on the base of this scarab mentions that the pharaoh is beloved by the sun god Amun-Re. The upper part shows a bee and the sedge plant, forming together the royal title ‘he of the bee and the sedge plant’ and referring to the pharaoh as ruler of a unified kingdom: the bee refers to Upper Egypt and the marsh plant to Lower Egypt. The hieroglyphs below specify that the king is loved by the sun god Amun-Re.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1295–664 B.C.

Medium

Steatite

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910