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Source Description
This steatite scarab has a flat underside with a vertically arranged bottom design combining the 'unification of the Two Lands' icon with a basket. The design of the scarab's back is simple, with unbalanced proportions and heavy extremities. The piece is simply made and the workmanship is slightly rough. This scarab functioned as a funerary amulet, and should secure for its owner renewal and royal protection. It would have originally been mounted or threaded.
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Document identity
localId
18783
label
Scarab with Unification Image
core
obj
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object
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Source metadata
id
18783
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Scarab with Unification Image
description
This steatite scarab has a flat underside with a vertically arranged bottom design combining the 'unification of the Two Lands' icon with a basket. The design of the scarab's back is simple, with unbalanced proportions and heavy extremities. The piece is simply made and the workmanship is slightly rough. This scarab functioned as a funerary amulet, and should secure for its owner renewal and royal protection. It would have originally been mounted or threaded.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1648-1539 BCE (Second Intermediate Period; Hyksos; late MB IIB)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
scarabs
amulets
imageCount
5
pageCount
5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
0.8
height
1.2
depth
1.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 5/16 x W: 1/2 x L: 11/16 in. (0.8 x 1.2 x 1.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Inscription] Combination of a sm3-t3.wj-icon (""unification of the Two Lands"") and a nb-basket; framed by an oval line.
dynasty
15th Dynasty
med
beige steatite with light blue glaze
creator_ids
6182
15541
collection_ids
EGY
ANE
exhibition_ids
none
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