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Source Description
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.This scarab functioned as a funerary amulet with renewal connotations. It was probably an inlay or the central piece of a winged scarab.
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Document identity
localId
5325
label
Scarab
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
5325
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Scarab
description
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.This scarab functioned as a funerary amulet with renewal connotations. It was probably an inlay or the central piece of a winged scarab.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
946-650 BCE (Third Intermediate-Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
scarabs
amulets
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.6
height
2.7
depth
3.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 5/8 x W: 1 1/16 x L: 1 7/16 in. (1.6 x 2.7 x 3.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
22nd-26th Dynasty
med
dark green serpentine
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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2704db07d508d9c6
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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8655eb550e667522
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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ceaeea8c7f5b8aad
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no
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no