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Source Description
This scarab bears an image of a helmeted warrior carved in intaglio. The warrior is holding a shield and looking back as he runs to the right. The back of the scarab is carved to resemble a bearded face.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
32892
label
Scarab with a Running Warrior
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
32892
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Scarab with a Running Warrior
description
This scarab bears an image of a helmeted warrior carved in intaglio. The warrior is holding a shield and looking back as he runs to the right. The back of the scarab is carved to resemble a bearded face.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
5th century BCE (Late Archaic-Classical)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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scarabs
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Source extras
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Etruscan
med
carnelian
creator_ids
6291
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none
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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7f6d4685804686ef