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Collections

Faience Scarab with Cryptographic Writing of 'Amen'probably New Kingdom (1504 - 1081 BCE) or later

Not on view
Small Egyptian faience scarab amulet with turquoise-blue glaze, viewed from above, showing beetle form with incised wing cases and clypeus
Title
Faience Scarab with Cryptographic Writing of 'Amen'
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
probably New Kingdom (1504 - 1081 BCE) or later
Medium
Blue-green faience
Dimensions
1/2 x 3/8 x 3/16 in. (1.25 x .91 x .55 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Accession Number
50.4.7.2
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art