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Source Description
The amulet should provide its owner with continual (oval frame) perfection and prosperity, as well as all-inclusive renewal (spiral scrolls).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
31161
label
Scarab Amulet
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
id
31161
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Scarab Amulet
description
The amulet should provide its owner with continual (oval frame) perfection and prosperity, as well as all-inclusive renewal (spiral scrolls).
provenance
Prof. Newberry (?); Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase (?); Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1648-1539 BCE (Second Intermediate Period; Hyksos)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
scarabs
amulets
imageCount
6
pageCount
6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2
height
1.4
depth
0.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 13/16 x W: 9/16 x D: 3/8 in. (2 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Translation] Z-shaped spiral scrolls and the signs w3d and nfr for: Prosperity (and) perfection.
dynasty
15th Dynasty
med
beige steatite (originally glazed)
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6182
15541
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EGY
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none
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