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Scarab with name of Amen-Ra
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1539–1075 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Steatite(?)
Dimensions
Length x width x height: 1.1 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm (7/16 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number67.1102
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionScarab of blue glazed steatite (?) with only minimal traces of glaze remaining; highly schematic back type. Base inscribed with the name of the deity Amen-Re below an ankh sign and above "Ta-neb" (t3 nb). Pierced.
ProvenanceBy 1967: Horace L. Mayer (d. 1968) collection; given to the MFA by Horace L. Mayer December 1, 1967.