Scarab: Wish Formula

Arts of Africa

New Kingdom–Late Period, Dynasties 19–26 (about 1295–525 BCE)

Egyptian

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Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Scarab: Wish Formula
Place: Egypt (Object made in)
Date: 1295 BCE–525 BCE
Medium: Glass (?)
Inscriptions: nfr sA Ra “May the son of Ra be good”
Dimensions: 1.6 × 1 × 0.6 cm (5/8 × 3/8 × 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson
Reference Number: 1894.1649
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Reverend Chauncey Murch (1859-1907), Luxor, Egypt; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1894; price reimbursed by Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson, 1894.

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