{"product_id":"egyptian-turquoise-blue-glaze-steatite-scarab-for-amon-ra","title":"Egyptian Turquoise Blue Glaze Steatite Scarab for Amon Ra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew Kingdom, Dynasties XVIII–XX, c. 1550 – 1070 BCE.   A vibrant ancient Egyptian glazed faience scarab amulet of the sacred dung beetle Khepri, the god of the rising sun and rebirth, finely modeled in electric turquoise-blue faience with a richly molded base bearing a cryptographic \/ trigrammatic invocation of Amun-Ra, the supreme state god of New Kingdom Egypt. Pierced longitudinally for stringing as a personal protective amulet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dorsal surface displays the canonical anatomy of the kheper beetle — a domed back with crisply incised central elytra suture, schematic clypeus and head plate, and tucked legs along both flanks. The base bears a moulded design framed by an oval cartouche border containing the classic New Kingdom Amun-Ra trigram (cryptogram):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is the classic Ramesside-period amuletic legend: Imn-Rꜥ Nb Mꜣꜥt* — \"Amun-Ra, Lord of Truth (Maat)\".  The doubled neb baskets flanking the central Amun-comb are a well-attested decorative-symmetrical convention on New Kingdom scarabs, sometimes read as an emphatic doubling (\"Lord, Lord\") or as part of the longer formula \"Imn-Rꜥ nb pt\" (\"Amun-Ra, Lord of Heaven\") or \"Imn-Rꜥ nb mꜣꜥt\" (\"Amun-Ra, Lord of Truth\"). The fuller amuletic reading attested on parallel scarabs in the Petrie Museum and the Hornung \u0026amp; Staehelin Basel corpus is:  \"Amun-Ra, Lord of Truth\"* — a cultic title of the supreme state god of New Kingdom Egypt, invoking divine justice and cosmic order for the wearer's protection.   This trigram-with-flanking-neb-baskets layout appears in: Petrie, Scarabs and Cylinders with Names* (1917), pl. XXXVII–XL (New Kingdom Amun-Ra scarabs)Brilliant turquoise-cobalt blue glaze with darker accumulations in the deeper grooves and slight greenish weathering at the edges\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 3\/4 in L. Intact. Pierced longitudinally for suspension; perforation clear on both ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition  Intact, with attractive surface bloom and minor old earthen \/ mineral encrustation in the recesses of the base. No restoration or repainting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Ex  NY collector, Acquired in The USA Market.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53517797392698,"sku":"17597","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17597bac.jpg?v=1779828692","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/egyptian-turquoise-blue-glaze-steatite-scarab-for-amon-ra","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}