SCARABS.
439. Rectangular, green glazed steatite plaque,
pierced. On one side are inscribed a figure of the
god Ptah H in a shrine, and the legend, I X
fo£=- $ i 1» " Beautiful Ptah, Aa-Xeperu-Ra " (i.e.,
Amen-hetep II., king of Egypt, about B.C. 1450), and
on the other a figure of the king holding a hatchet 1
in the right hand and a shield in the left; by his
side is his prenomen ( <j3=a f§ | 1 • On one edge is
inscribed -fl^, "Giver of beautiful life," and on
the other an ureeus tff\, and an urasus twined round
a sceptre 0 . From Abydos. Length, § in.
440. Blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed with
O
the prenomen of Thothmes II., ^ Aa-xeper-Ra,
king of Egypt, about B.C. 1550. From Abydos.
Length, \ in.
441. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed on
the base with the prenomen of Amen-hetep III.,
( O $ ^3^1. Neb-Maat-Ra, king of Egypt, about
B.C. 1500. Modern imitation. Length, \ in.
439. Rectangular, green glazed steatite plaque,
pierced. On one side are inscribed a figure of the
god Ptah H in a shrine, and the legend, I X
fo£=- $ i 1» " Beautiful Ptah, Aa-Xeperu-Ra " (i.e.,
Amen-hetep II., king of Egypt, about B.C. 1450), and
on the other a figure of the king holding a hatchet 1
in the right hand and a shield in the left; by his
side is his prenomen ( <j3=a f§ | 1 • On one edge is
inscribed -fl^, "Giver of beautiful life," and on
the other an ureeus tff\, and an urasus twined round
a sceptre 0 . From Abydos. Length, § in.
440. Blue glazed faience scarab, inscribed with
O
the prenomen of Thothmes II., ^ Aa-xeper-Ra,
king of Egypt, about B.C. 1550. From Abydos.
Length, \ in.
441. Green glazed steatite scarab, inscribed on
the base with the prenomen of Amen-hetep III.,
( O $ ^3^1. Neb-Maat-Ra, king of Egypt, about
B.C. 1500. Modern imitation. Length, \ in.