Scarab with Perfect Existence Signs

ca. 1648-1539 BCE (Second Intermediate Period; Hyksos; late MB IIB)

1.5 cm 1 cm 2.1 cm

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This steatite scarab has a flat underside with a horizontally arranged design with three script signs, two repeated. The design of the back is simple with slightly unbalanced proportions. The workmanship of the piece is good and it is simply made. This amulet has a recreative...

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36102
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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