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<em>Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun</em>, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.512E_NegA_SL4.jpg)
Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.512E_NegA_SL4.jpg)
<em>Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun</em>, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.512E_NegA_SL4.jpg)

Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.512E_NegA_SL4.jpg)

<em>Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun</em>, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun</em>, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun</em>, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun</em>, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.512E_NegB_SL4.jpg)

Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.512E_NegB_SL4.jpg)

<em>Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun</em>, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.512E_NegC_SL4.jpg)

Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.512E_NegC_SL4.jpg)

<em>Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun</em>, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_view01_Ilin_Tomich.jpg)

Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_view01_Ilin_Tomich.jpg)

<em>Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun</em>, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_view02_Ilin_Tomich.jpg)

Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_view02_Ilin_Tomich.jpg)

<em>Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun</em>, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_view03_Ilin_Tomich.jpg)

Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_view03_Ilin_Tomich.jpg)

<em>Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun</em>, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_view04_Ilin_Tomich.jpg)

Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_view04_Ilin_Tomich.jpg)

<em>Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun</em>, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_view05_Ilin_Tomich.jpg)

Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_view05_Ilin_Tomich.jpg)

<em>Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun</em>, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_view06_Ilin_Tomich.jpg)

Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_view06_Ilin_Tomich.jpg)

<em>Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun</em>, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_view07_Ilin_Tomich.jpg)

Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.512E_view07_Ilin_Tomich.jpg)

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Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Ivory
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY middle of Dynasty 18
    PERIOD New Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.512E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
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    CAPTION Scarab Seal of the Wearer of the Royal Seal Sa-Amun, ca. 1539-1292 B.C.E. Ivory, 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/4 in. (0.7 x 1.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.512E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.512E_NegA_SL4.jpg)
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    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Ivory scarab inscribed for the “Treasurer of the King of Lower Egypt, Overseer of the Prison, Sa-Amun”. Condition: Dirt encrusted in hollows; small scratches; otherwise good.
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