Scarab with a Representation of Maat

Unknown

ca. 1550–1070 B.C. · Green glazed steatite · Egyptian Art

Here a seated figure of the goddess of truth and order, Maat, may be identified by the ostrich feather on her head. She faces a group of hieroglyphs that may refer to one of her divine epithets.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1550–1070 B.C.

Medium

Green glazed steatite

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1909