Object Description
A fine steatite Egyptian scarab with incised hieroglyphs to the reverse. The obverse features a stylised head and clypeus and small indentations for the humeral callosities. Decorated to the reverse, it has been incised with a chariot scene, depicting a pharaoh holding the reins of a horse-drawn chariot. To the top of the scarab is a small hieroglyph of the seated figure of Ma’at, goddess of truth and justice. This sign represents the throne name of Ramesses IV; [user]-maat-[re]. User-Maat-Re translates as ‘The justice of Ra is powerful’. The scarab is pierced for suspension.
Date: Circa 1153–1147 BC
Period: New Kingdom Period, 20th Dynasty