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Source Description
Naturalistic scarabs, which exhibit a beetle-formed underside instead of a flat bottom with additional motifs, became popular in the late Third Intermediate and Late periods. They were attached to the mummy bandages and were part of the amulet set. There are two varieties of such scarabs: red carnelian and blue-green faience scarabs. It is likely that the blue-green scarabs focus only on the renewal aspect, while the red carnelian scarabs were related to the sun rise/set aspect and gave special protection at the critical transition phase.
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Document identity
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35499
label
Naturalistic Scarab
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Source metadata
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35499
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object
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normalized
title
Naturalistic Scarab
description
Naturalistic scarabs, which exhibit a beetle-formed underside instead of a flat bottom with additional motifs, became popular in the late Third Intermediate and Late periods. They were attached to the mummy bandages and were part of the amulet set. There are two varieties of such scarabs: red carnelian and blue-green faience scarabs. It is likely that the blue-green scarabs focus only on the renewal aspect, while the red carnelian scarabs were related to the sun rise/set aspect and gave special protection at the critical transition phase.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 664-525 BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
scarabs
amulets
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
0.9
height
1.5
depth
2.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 3/8 x W: 9/16 x L: 13/16 in. (0.9 x 1.5 x 2.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
style
Saitic
dynasty
26th Dynasty
med
dark orange-red carnelian
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6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
2172
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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photo
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