Fragment of Scarab Inscribed for Seti I

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 122

The underside of this scarab bears an inscription in four horizontal lines enumerating the royal titles, names and epithets of pharaoh Seti I (Dynasty 19, ca. 1294-1279 B.C.). The god Ptah is invoked in an inscription in the upper register, flanked by a pair of large wings. This is an elaborate version of a composition found on several scarabs of the Ramesside Period (Dynasty 19-20).

Fragment of Scarab Inscribed for Seti I, Glazed steatite

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Fragment of Scarab Inscribed for Seti I, Glazed steatite
Fragment of Scarab Inscribed for Seti I, Glazed steatite
Fragment of Scarab Inscribed for Seti I, Glazed steatite
Fragment of Scarab Inscribed for Seti I, Glazed steatite
Fragment of Scarab Inscribed for Seti I, Glazed steatite

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