Scarab Inscribed with a Blessing Related to Amun (Amun-Re)

Third Intermediate Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

The base of this scarab shows a seated figure and a falcon standing behind him, possibly referring to the divine king. The horizontal hieroglyph of the canal means (be)loved while the solar barque below symbolizes the sun god Amun or Amun-Re.

Scarab Inscribed with a Blessing Related to Amun (Amun-Re), Steatite

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Scarab Inscribed with a Blessing Related to Amun (Amun-Re), Steatite
Scarab Inscribed with a Blessing Related to Amun (Amun-Re), Steatite
Scarab Inscribed with a Blessing Related to Amun (Amun-Re), Steatite
Scarab Inscribed with a Blessing Related to Amun (Amun-Re), Steatite

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