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Source Description
This scarab has a flat underside without a bottom design. The design of the back is very detailed with fine incised hatch marks and shoulder marks, and irregular line flow. The proportions of the top are well balanced. The workmanship is excellent and the piece is elaborately made.The scarab functioned as a funerary amulet with a renewal connotation, and could have been an inlay of a pectoral or a heart scarab. The piece was originally mounted or threaded.
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Document identity
localId
949
label
Scarab
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
949
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Scarab
description
This scarab has a flat underside without a bottom design. The design of the back is very detailed with fine incised hatch marks and shoulder marks, and irregular line flow. The proportions of the top are well balanced. The workmanship is excellent and the piece is elaborately made.The scarab functioned as a funerary amulet with a renewal connotation, and could have been an inlay of a pectoral or a heart scarab. The piece was originally mounted or threaded.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
664-486 BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
scarabs
amulets
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.3
height
2.3
depth
3.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 1/2 x W: 7/8 x L: 1 1/4 in. (1.3 x 2.3 x 3.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
26th-27th Dynasty
med
dark green jasper
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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6a751ec57959bd4b
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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667e2636043ed5d0
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no
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no
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3
type
photo
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aceddfb87e785b9c
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no
hasDescription
no