scarab, Amon, sun, chevre sign, The seal has the shape of a stylized scarab. Clypeus, head, pronotum and elytra are separated by notched lines. Legs are shown on both sides. The forward front legs and the backward centered legs come together under the dividing line between pronotum and elytra. The back legs that are turned back start under the elytra. All legs rest on an oval base whose bottom serves as a sealing surface. In the sealing area, two names can be read beneath a winged solar disk: the thornmother of Thutmose III, men-cheper-re. This name is in cryptography a spelling for the god


scarab, Amon, sun, chevre sign, The seal has the shape of a stylized scarab. Clypeus, head, pronotum and elytra are separated by notched lines. Legs are shown on both sides. The forward front legs and the backward centered legs come together under the dividing line between pronotum and elytra. The back legs that are turned back start under the elytra. All legs rest on an oval base whose bottom serves as a sealing surface. In the sealing area, two names can be read beneath a winged solar disk: the thornmother of Thutmose III, men-cheper-re. This name is in cryptography a spelling for the god name Amon. This god name is also spelled again. The meaning of the sign in the lower right is unclear. The whole is framed by a single line. The object is perforated lengthwise, seal, scarab, green


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