Dwarf Scaraboid

1292-1070 BCE (New Kingdom, Dynasty 19-20)

1 cm 0.5 cm 1.4 cm

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Oval plaques with images of humans or animals instead of a scarab beetle are named "scaraboid." This small example shows a female (?) dwarf executed in high relief. The bottom inscription has the name of the god Amun-Re enclosed by the stems of two lotus plants with buds. The...

Artifact

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2143
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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