Description
On top of the bead is the carved figure of a crocodile, sculpted in the round, and on the base is the sacred boat with the sun-disk, as well an inscription with the name of Amun-Re. The sun-boat itself is a cryptographic sign for the god Amun-Re.
Provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
[Translation] The barque in the top line is a well known cryptographic writing for the god Amun-Re: Amun-Re, / perfect of perfect manifestations; / Amun-Re, / may he grant all life, happiness, and stability.
Credit
Acquired by Henry Walters