scarab, Amonre, The seal has the form of a natural beetle. Head with clypeus, pronotum and elytra are separated by notched lines. Two small triangles are shown on the elytra against the pronotum. Legs are cut on both sides. The forward front legs and the center legs turned backwards start below the dividing line between pronotum and elytra. The back legs that are turned back start under the elytra. The front legs are decorated with small notches. All six legs rest on an oval sealing surface, in which the goddess name Amon-Re is displayed within a framing groove and between two Maat springs
scarab, Amonre, The seal has the form of a natural beetle. Head with clypeus, pronotum and elytra are separated by notched lines. Two small triangles are shown on the elytra against the pronotum. Legs are cut on both sides. The forward front legs and the center legs turned backwards start below the dividing line between pronotum and elytra. The back legs that are turned back start under the elytra. The front legs are decorated with small notches. All six legs rest on an oval sealing surface, in which the goddess name Amon-Re is displayed within a framing groove and between two Maat springs. The right spring is then read as the letter i as usual in cryptography. The object is perforated lengthwise, seal, scarab, blue glazed steatite, 1,2 × 0,9 × 0,6 cm, Egypt
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