Animal-shaped Amulet Inscribed with a Blessing Related to Re
Unknown Artist
ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Medium
Green glazed steatite
Dimensions
L. 1 × W. 0.7 × H. 0.5 cm (3/8 × 1/4 × 3/16 in.)
Classification
Recumbent lions or hippos, animals, rdi ra formula, May Re give, hieroglyphs
Period
Middle Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession Number
22.1.555