Naturalistic Scarab
The ancient Egyptians believed that the dung beetle, the Scarabaeus sacer, was one of the manifestations of the sun god. Representations of these beetles were used as amulets, and for ritual or administrative purposes.Naturalistic scarabs, such as this, were used as part of th...
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38428
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object
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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3
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| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.371_Back_DD_RS2009.jpg |
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.371 |
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Egyptian
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