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Source Description
This steatite plaque was used as a small pectoral. The front is carved in relief depicting the solar boat with two standing baboons in worshipping gesture flanking the winged scarab as well as the moon crescent and disk combination. Incised on the back is a scene in which the god Re-Harakhte is seated as falcon-headed deity and as a solar falcon on the left and including the center; opposite of them is Atum, the creator god.
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Document identity
localId
5288
label
Pectoral with Solar Boat
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
6
Source metadata
id
5288
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pectoral with Solar Boat
description
This steatite plaque was used as a small pectoral. The front is carved in relief depicting the solar boat with two standing baboons in worshipping gesture flanking the winged scarab as well as the moon crescent and disk combination. Incised on the back is a scene in which the god Re-Harakhte is seated as falcon-headed deity and as a solar falcon on the left and including the center; opposite of them is Atum, the creator god.
provenance
Maurice Nahman, Cairo, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1292-945 BCE (New Kingdom-Third Intermediate Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
plaques (flat objects)
pectorals
imageCount
6
pageCount
6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.7
height
4.7
depth
0.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/16 x W: 1 13/16 x D: 1/8 in. (2.71 x 4.67 x 0.31 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
19th-21st Dynasty
med
steatite
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
2513
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