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Source Description
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 blessing related to Amun. The amulet should provide its owner with the special support of the god. The piece would have been originally mounted or threaded. Although there are numberless examples of scarabs with the name of Amun or Amun-Re since the 18th Dynasty, there are not so many that combine the name of the god with the signs 'nb' and 'mrj.'
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Document identity
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29206
label
Scarab with Wish Formula
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obj
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Source metadata
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29206
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title
Scarab with Wish Formula
description
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 blessing related to Amun. The amulet should provide its owner with the special support of the god. The piece would have been originally mounted or threaded. Although there are numberless examples of scarabs with the name of Amun or Amun-Re since the 18th Dynasty, there are not so many that combine the name of the god with the signs 'nb' and 'mrj.'
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1292-1070 BCE (New Kingdom, Dynasty 19-20)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
scarabs
amulets
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5
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5
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
0.8
height
1.5
depth
2.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 5/16 x W: 9/16 x L: 13/16 in. (0.8 x 1.5 x 2.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Translation] May he be beloved by Amun.
dynasty
19th-20th Dynasty
med
faience with dark green glaze
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6182
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EGY
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none
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