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Source Description
This element, probably from a pectoral, was made by attaching two flat faience plaques to a plaster core. Over these were attached plaster figures in relief, covered with gold foil. There is a dark adhesive material on the bottom edge and both side edges of the piece. On the front two figures on a boat raise hands toward a central scarab with extended legs. Shown on the back are the four sons of the god Horus, who protected different parts of the body in the Netherworld.
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Document identity
localId
185
label
Element of a Pectoral
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
185
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Element of a Pectoral
description
This element, probably from a pectoral, was made by attaching two flat faience plaques to a plaster core. Over these were attached plaster figures in relief, covered with gold foil. There is a dark adhesive material on the bottom edge and both side edges of the piece. On the front two figures on a boat raise hands toward a central scarab with extended legs. Shown on the back are the four sons of the god Horus, who protected different parts of the body in the Netherworld.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
pectorals
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.5
height
6.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/8 x W: 2 1/2 in. (3.54 x 6.38 cm)
Source extras
med
faience, plaster, gold
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
2513
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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e7cf8d0f7f4640dd
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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311a205ab8396bac
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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f36aeadb27d25cb7
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no
hasDescription
no