LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2025
  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2025
Collections

Scarab with a Protective Inscription Invoking Amen-Re18th - 20th Dynasty (1569 - 1081 BCE)

Not on view
Small Egyptian scarab amulet in turquoise-glazed faience or steatite, flat underside inscribed with incised hieroglyphic registers in horizontal bands
Egyptian faience scarab amulet, oval form in turquoise glaze with weathered patches of brown and cream, carved with segmented wing cases and a small head at top.

Unknown, Scarab with a Protective Inscription Invoking Amen-Re, 18th - 20th Dynasty (1569 - 1081 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ruth Greenberg, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Scarab with a Protective Inscription Invoking Amen-Re
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
18th - 20th Dynasty (1569 - 1081 BCE)
Medium
Steatite with green glaze
Dimensions
11/16 x 7/8 in. (1.8 x 2.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ruth Greenberg
Accession Number
M.86.313.40
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art