Motto Scarab ("May the King of Lower Egypt Live")

ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.

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Caption

Motto Scarab ("May the King of Lower Egypt Live"), ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 3/4 x 1/2 in. (1.9 x 1.3 cm) 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (0.9 x 1.4 x 2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.123.95.

Title

Motto Scarab ("May the King of Lower Egypt Live")

Date

ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.

Dynasty

late Dynasty 13 to Dynasty 17

Period

Second Intermediate Period

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Steatite, glaze

Classification

Document

Dimensions

3/4 x 1/2 in. (1.9 x 1.3 cm) 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in. (0.9 x 1.4 x 2 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

44.123.95

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