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Third Intermediate Period ?
The underside of this scarab shows a recumbent lion facing right. Above its back is a hieroglyph, the sign mn. The ancient Egyptians saw in the lion a symbol of royal power and authority, and it could therefore represent the pharaoh.
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Title: Scarab with lion and hieroglyph
Period: Third Intermediate Period ?
Dynasty: Dynasty 25 ?
Date: ca. 733–664 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
Accession Number: 89.2.469
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