Scarab with Pseudo-text
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. The back of this large scarab has its highest point at the...
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38790
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object
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normalized
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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4
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.1_Rt_DD_RS2009.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.1_Rt_DD_RS2009.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.1_Rt_DD_RS2009.jpg |
| imageCount | 4 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.1 |
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