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New Kingdom
The name in the cartouche on the base of this scarab is that of the god Amun-Re. It is resting on the back of a composite creature with the body of a crocodile and the head of a falcon. To see another example of this creature, see 1989.281.96.
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Title: Scarab Inscribed with the Name of Amun-Re
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Date: ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in)
Credit Line: Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904
Accession Number: 04.2.569
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