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Source Description
This faience winged scarab has a flat underside without a bottom design or drill-holes. The design on the scarab's back is very simple. It has a rough and uneven surface, balanced proportions, no evidence of extremities or partition lines, and rough workmanship. The piece is poorly made.The scarab functioned as a funerary amulet, and would have been attached to mummy bandages. Winged scarabs should assure the renewal of the deceased by meeting the sun god in the afterlife.Winged scarabs were the central part of the amulet set of a mummy.
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Document identity
localId
37269
label
Winged Naturalistic Scarab
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
37269
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Winged Naturalistic Scarab
description
This faience winged scarab has a flat underside without a bottom design or drill-holes. The design on the scarab's back is very simple. It has a rough and uneven surface, balanced proportions, no evidence of extremities or partition lines, and rough workmanship. The piece is poorly made.The scarab functioned as a funerary amulet, and would have been attached to mummy bandages. Winged scarabs should assure the renewal of the deceased by meeting the sun god in the afterlife.Winged scarabs were the central part of the amulet set of a mummy.
provenance
William Shirley [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
date
6th-4th century BCE (Late Period-early Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
scarabs
amulets
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.2
height
3.1
depth
4.3
dimensionsRaw
Scarab H: 7/16 x W: 1 1/4 x D: 1 11/16 in. (1.18 x 3.1 x 4.3 cm); Wing H: 7/16 x W: 1 1/8 x D: 1 9/16 in. (1.1 x 2.8 x 4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
light beige faience with blue glaze
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6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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c5f609aa16fd8ef5
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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cb40416a0dfdf56e
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3
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photo
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no