Scarab Inscribed with a Blessing Related to Amun (Amun-Re)
Unknown
ca. 1070–664 B.C. · Steatite · Egyptian Art
The base of this scarab shows a seated figure and a falcon standing behind him, possibly referring to the divine king. The horizontal hieroglyph of the canal means (be)loved while the solar barque below symbolizes the sun god Amun or Amun-Re.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1070–664 B.C.
- Medium
- Steatite
- Department
- Egyptian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
