Scarab Inscribed With a Protective Motif ca. 1550–1458 New Kingdom The scarab's base depicts a falcon-headed sphinx wearing the "atef" crown while subduing an enemy of Egypt. The falcon represents Re-Harakhty - the god Horus when he is merged with the Scarab Inscribed With a Protective Motif. ca. 1550–1458 Glazed steatite. New Kingdom. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911. Dynasty 18, early

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