Scarab Inscribed with a Blessing Related to Re
The hieroglyphs on the underside of this scarab form an inscription expressing a blessing ‘Re is pleased’. The sun disk is placed above. 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.).
Artwork Details
- Title: Scarab Inscribed with a Blessing Related to Re
- Period: New Kingdom or later
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18–25
- Date: ca. 1550–664 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Faience
- Dimensions: L. 1.2 × W. 0.8 × H. 0.5 cm (1/2 × 5/16 × 3/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
- Object Number: 10.130.699
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
ca. 1961–1878 B.C.
332–30 BCE
332–30 BCE
332–30 BCE
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