Scarab: Wish Formula

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Africa

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Title

Scarab: Wish Formula

Place

Egypt (Object made in)

Date

Made 1069 BCE–664 BCE

Medium

Steatite

Inscriptions

"Amun-Re, excellent of counsel"

Dimensions

1.6 × 1.1 × 0.6 cm (5/8 × 7/16 × 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson

Reference Number

1894.1702

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