Scarab with blessing related to Ptah
The base of this scarab bears hieroglyphs forming a blessing. 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.).
Excavated examples of this particular type of blessing, related to the god Ptah, have been found in archaeological contexts dated to the Ramesside Period (Dynasty 19-20, ca. 1295-1070 B.C.). The inscription runs vertically, begins in the upper right corner and runs down to the bottom after which it continues on the left, under the name of Ptah placed in the upper left corner.
Excavated examples of this particular type of blessing, related to the god Ptah, have been found in archaeological contexts dated to the Ramesside Period (Dynasty 19-20, ca. 1295-1070 B.C.). The inscription runs vertically, begins in the upper right corner and runs down to the bottom after which it continues on the left, under the name of Ptah placed in the upper left corner.
Artwork Details
- Title: Scarab with blessing related to Ptah
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 19–20
- Date: ca. 1295–1070 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Glazed steatite
- Dimensions: L. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1905
- Object Number: 05.3.432
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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