Scarab with a Protective Inscription reading 'Amen is (my) Protection.'

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Scarab with a Protective Inscription reading 'Amen is (my) Protection.'

Egypt, 18th - 26th Dynasty (1569 - 525 BCE)
Sculpture
Green glazed steatite
11/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. (1.82 x 1.21 x .6 cm)
Gift of Ruth Greenberg (M.86.313.42)
Not currently on public view