Ancient Egyptian scarab set in silver
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Steatite scarab set in silver 19h century.
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1,6 × 1,2 cm
c. 1458 BC
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USA collection 1970’s
Acquired at auction 2022
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€ 550,—
Scarab Inscribed with the Name Maatkare (Hatshepsut) .
The Throne name of Hatshepsut, MaatKare, is written from right to left on the base of this scarab.
The first hieroglyph is a seated woman holding an ankh (meaning "life").
The curled ostrich feather on her head identifies the woman as Maat, the goddess of truth.
Other two hieroglyphs are a sun disk, Re, over a basket, neb (meaning "lord").
mꜢꜤt-kꜢ-rꜤ
The true one of the ka of Ra