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| Keywords: Egyptian - Scarab Amulet - Walters 4241 - Impression Detail.jpg Some of the hieroglyphic signs have a cryptographic determination as an Amun's trigram the feather represents j in exchange for the reed-leaf the Maat-figure stands for m and the beetle for n derived from ntr j the divine one The sphinx does not seem to be part of the trigram and with its Red Crown of Lower Egypt and divine beard represents divine kingship This amulet should provide the owner with the support of the divine king and Amun between 1333 1279 BC New Kingdom faience with blue-green glaze cm 2 5 1 9 1 1 accession number 42 41 32432 Henry Walters Baltimore 1913 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1913 Translation Lord Amun Faience The Colors of the Heavens The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2003-2004 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license 2D Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Scarab amulet Hieroglyphs on scarabs Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
