Scarab

946-650 BCE (Third Intermediate-Late Period)

2.7 cm 1.6 cm 3.7 cm

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This serpentine scarab has a flat underside without a bottom design. The design of the back is very detailed, with fine incised lines and regular line flow. The proportions of the top are almost balanced, the workmanship of the piece is excellent, and it is elaborately made.Th...

Artifact

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5325
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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