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Source Description
This serpentine scarab has a flat underside with a vertically arranged inscription requesting good luck for the New Year. The design of the back is detailed, with thick, deeply incised lines and regular line flow. The workmanship is slightly rough and the forms of the script signs are very reduced.This scarab originally functioned as an amulet, and was threaded or mounted. It has a regenerative connotation and focuses on the new years ritual.
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Document identity
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27960
label
Scarab with New Year Request
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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27960
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normalized
title
Scarab with New Year Request
description
This serpentine scarab has a flat underside with a vertically arranged inscription requesting good luck for the New Year. The design of the back is detailed, with thick, deeply incised lines and regular line flow. The workmanship is slightly rough and the forms of the script signs are very reduced.This scarab originally functioned as an amulet, and was threaded or mounted. It has a regenerative connotation and focuses on the new years ritual.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1070-525 BCE (Third Intermediate-early Late Period)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Precious Stones & Gems
scarabs
amulets
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6
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6
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
0.7
height
1.2
depth
1.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 1/4 x W: 1/2 x L: 11/16 in. (0.7 x 1.2 x 1.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Translation] Happy New Year.
dynasty
21st-26th Dynasty
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green serpentine
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6182
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EGY
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none
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