Scarab Inscribed with the Name of Amun-Re
The name in the cartouche on the base of this scarab is that of the god Amun-Re. It is resting on the back of a composite creature with the body of a crocodile and the head of a falcon. To see another example of this creature, see 1989.281.96.
Artwork Details
- Title: Scarab Inscribed with the Name of Amun-Re
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18
- Date: ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Steatite
- Dimensions: L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in)
- Credit Line: Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904
- Object Number: 04.2.569
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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