Scarab of Redi-ni-ptah
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Caption
Scarab of Redi-ni-ptah, ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.. Steatite, glaze, 5/16 x 9/16 x 7/8 in. (0.8 x 1.5 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 35.1114.
Gallery
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Title
Scarab of Redi-ni-ptah
Date
ca. 1630–1539 B.C.E.
Period
Second Intermediate Period
Medium
Steatite, glaze
Classification
Dimensions
5/16 x 9/16 x 7/8 in. (0.8 x 1.5 x 2.2 cm)
Inscriptions
Inscription: For title imy-r3 w’r•t n cf Wb. I, p. 287 (16). The reading of last part of title uncertain, possibly whm•t (Wb. I, p. 340). Title not listed elsewhere. For name cf. Ranke, Personennamen, 228, 3. February 1942. Reading of last sign in title irw bnr. t confectioner (maker of sweets)(Gardiner, sign-list M30).
Credit Line
Gift of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Accession Number
35.1114
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