Scarab with Hieroglyphs

Third Intermediate Period

ca. 1080–664 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

The underside of this scarab is inscribed with hieroglyphs that seem to form a divine blessing. Such wishes and blessings are particularly popular during the late New Kingdom and the Third Intermediate Period.

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Title: Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Period: Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 21–25
Date: ca. 1080–664 BCE
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.8 × W. 1.4 cm (11/16 × 9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Object Number: 10.130.588
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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