Scarab with Wish Formula
This steatite scarab is inscribed on the flat underside in sunk relief. The vertically arranged column writing is a request to ensure the social status of a member of an elite group. The design of the back of the scarab is very detailed, with deeply incised lines and slightly...
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28819
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object
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normalized
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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7
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.8_Fnt_DD_RS2009.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.8_Fnt_DD_RS2009.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.8_Fnt_DD_RS2009.jpg |
| imageCount | 7 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.8 |
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