Egyptian Steatite Scarab Dedicated to Amun-Ra
Egyptian Steatite Scarab Dedicated to Amun-Ra

Egyptian Steatite Scarab Dedicated to Amun-Ra

£ 250.00

A good-sized Egyptian steatite scarab beetle amulet with incised features such as clypeus, prothorax and elytra marked by single lines. The reverse features a depiction of the god Amun-Ra. He is depicted seated, holding a was-sceptre and wearing the typical double-plumed headdress. Above the was-sceptre is an ankh symbol, another of Amun’s defining attributes. The scarab has been pierced longitudinally for suspension.

Date: Circa 1550 - 1070 BC
Period: New Kingdom Period
Provenance: Ex Mustaki Collection. The scarab comes from the Mustaki Collection. Mustaki was an avid collector in the early 20th century and his collection came to the UK under Egyptian licence in 1947. Many of his pieces are in major museums worldwide, including the British Museum, the Getty Museum and the Egyptian State Museum. This collection and this item has been catalogued by Carol Andrews (formerly Egyptian Department in the British Museum).
Condition: Fine, compete and intact.

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Product Code: ES-90
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The Egyptian god, Amun-Ra, was a highly important deity in the Egyptian pantheon. Originally, he was worshipped as two gods, the creator of the universe, Amun, and the sun-god, Ra. He gains national importance after the defeat of the Hyksos at Thebes in the 16th century and it is from this date we see a combination of the two gods. As his position grew, Amun-Ra’s worship was almost monotheistic in nature, with the other gods considered manifestations of him. So great was his influence that he was identified with the Greek god Zeus from the Ptolemaic period, to form Zeus Ammon. Alexander the Great claimed divine descent as the son of Amun.

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Dimensions L 1.3 cm
Stone

Steatite
Region

North Africa