Scarab with the Squatting Goddess Maat

746-655 BCE (Late Third Intermediate Period)

1.3 cm 0.9 cm 1.9 cm

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This steatite scarab is carved with a design and inscription on the bottom that signifies divine support and can be interpreted to read three ways: "Praised is the Maat of Re," "Favorite of Amun(-Re)," or "Praised is the Maat of Amun." The top of the piece is high and is carve...

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3035
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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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