Scarab with the Representation of a Pharaoh and an Obelisk
The underside of the scarab shows a kneeling figure wearing the red crown of Lower Egypt and raising both hands in front of him in a gesture of adoration. Above are hieroglyphs forming the royal title ‘the good god’. The Pharaoh faces an obelisk, which is a symbol of the sun god, and the scene thus expresses the king’s adoration for the sun (god).
Artwork Details
- Title: Scarab with the Representation of a Pharaoh and an Obelisk
- Period: New Kingdom or later
- Dynasty: Dynasty 19–22
- Date: ca. 1295–712 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Steatite
- Dimensions: L. 1.9 cm (67.013oz.)
- Credit Line: Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
- Object Number: 89.2.468
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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