Scarab with Wish Formula

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

1.5 cm 0.8 cm 2.1 cm

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This faience scarab has a flat underside with a horizontally arranged inscription with a request for Amun's support. The top of the scarab is inscribed with a very simply design of slightly rough workmanship. The scarab functioned as a proider individualized amulet with a bles...

Artifact

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29206
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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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5
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