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Scarab inscribed with a blessing invoking the god Amun-Re

Scarab inscribed with a blessing invoking the god Amun-Re

Scarab inscribed with a blessing invoking the god Amun-Re

New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty

Black stone

L: 2.1; W: 1.7 cm

Harry Stern Collection, bequest of Kurt Stern, London

Accession number:

76.31.2814

Archaeology/Egyptian Archaeology

Scarab inscribed with a blessing invoking the god Amun-Re

Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Sara Kopelman-Stavisky

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