Scarab with Blessing Related to Amun (Amun-Re)

Third Intermediate Period

ca. 1070–664 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

This scaraboid calls for the protection of the sun god Amun-Re, referred to by the image of the solar barque. Scarabs bearing wishes and blessings related to divinities whose protection individuals wished to summon are particular popular during the (late) New Kingdom and the Third Intermediate Period (ca. 1295-664 B.C.).

The hieroglyph for good and beautiful (nefer) and a seated figure are placed underneath the solar boat. The figure has a small aroused cobra, the royal uraeus, on its front, identifying him as a royal figure. Combined, these two elements specify that the sun god is ‘a good lord’

Artwork Details

Overview

Translation

Provenance

Title: Scarab with Blessing Related to Amun (Amun-Re)
Period: Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 21–25
Date: ca. 1070–664 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: L. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1905
Object Number: 05.3.194
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

More Artwork

In the same gallery

From the same time and place

A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.

Arched Harp (shoulder harp), Wood — Arched Harp (shoulder harp)
ca. 1390–1295 B.C.

Funerary Figure of Isis, Singer of the Aten, Limestone — Funerary Figure of Isis, Singer of the Aten
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.

Funerary Figure of Akhenaten, Granite — Funerary Figure of Akhenaten
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.

Hippopotamus ("William"), Faience — Hippopotamus ("William")
ca. 1961–1878 B.C.

Sphinx of Amenhotep III, possibly from a Model of a Temple, Faience, remains of a travertine (Egyptian alabaster) tenon — Sphinx of Amenhotep III, possibly from a Model of a Temple
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.