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Source Description
This scarab is inscribed on the flat underside with vertically arranged column writing. The inscription identifies an individual, Sa-nebet-Junet and makes a statement of the individual's social status. The top is incised with a very detailed, deeply incised design with regular line flow. The workmanship is slightly rough and the piece is not very carefully made. The scarab functioned as a private name seal and as a user-individualized amulet. It wsa originally mounted or threaded. Teh amulet should assure constancy of individual existence and social status, as well as renewal. The combination of frame lines with 'C'-shaped elements is less common than 'S' and 'Z'-shaped spiral scroll enclosures.
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Document identity
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22996
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Scarab with Name of Sa-nebet-Junet
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Source metadata
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title
Scarab with Name of Sa-nebet-Junet
description
This scarab is inscribed on the flat underside with vertically arranged column writing. The inscription identifies an individual, Sa-nebet-Junet and makes a statement of the individual's social status. The top is incised with a very detailed, deeply incised design with regular line flow. The workmanship is slightly rough and the piece is not very carefully made. The scarab functioned as a private name seal and as a user-individualized amulet. It wsa originally mounted or threaded. Teh amulet should assure constancy of individual existence and social status, as well as renewal. The combination of frame lines with 'C'-shaped elements is less common than 'S' and 'Z'-shaped spiral scroll enclosures.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1794-1648 BCE (Late Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Precious Stones & Gems
scarabs
amulets
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6
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6
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import
dimensions
units
cm
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1
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1.6
depth
2.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 3/8 x W: 5/8 x L: 7/8 in. (1 x 1.6 x 2.3 cm)
Source extras
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Egyptian
inscriptions
[Translation] The great Wab-priest of Khons: Sa-nebet-Junet.
dynasty
13th Dynasty
med
light brown steatite with blue or green glaze(?).
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6182
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EGY
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none
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