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Source Description
Scarab with flat underside and without bottom design. Such a scarab was a funerary amulet with a connotation of renewal. The scarab is pierced and was originally mounted or threaded.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
1011
label
Scarab Amulet
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
1011
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Scarab Amulet
description
Scarab with flat underside and without bottom design. Such a scarab was a funerary amulet with a connotation of renewal. The scarab is pierced and was originally mounted or threaded.
provenance
Mr. Sewell C. Biggs, Middletown, Delaware, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1984, by gift.
date
946-525 BC (Third Intermediate-early Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
amulets
scarabs
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.7
height
3.9
depth
28.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 5/8 x W: 1 9/16 x L: 11 1/4 in. (1.65 x 3.9 x 28.5 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
22nd-26th Dynasty
med
serpentine, brown with beige inclusions
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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35a56bbe067b728d
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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2f7bc81669605645
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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5f553c7730806673
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no
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no