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Source Description
This steatite scarab has a flat underside with a vertically arranged bottom inscription with a personal wish formula. The top of the piece has a very detailed, deeply incised design with slightly irregular line flow and almost balanced proportions. The workmanship is good and the piece is simply made. The piece functioned as a provider individualized amulet and should provide its owner with the special support of the goddess Bastet. It originally would have been mounted or threaded.
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Document identity
localId
1123
label
Scarab with Personal Wish Formula
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obj
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object
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6
Source metadata
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1123
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object
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normalized
title
Scarab with Personal Wish Formula
description
This steatite scarab has a flat underside with a vertically arranged bottom inscription with a personal wish formula. The top of the piece has a very detailed, deeply incised design with slightly irregular line flow and almost balanced proportions. The workmanship is good and the piece is simply made. The piece functioned as a provider individualized amulet and should provide its owner with the special support of the goddess Bastet. It originally would have been mounted or threaded.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
664-405 BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
scarabs
amulets
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6
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6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
0.7
height
1.1
depth
1.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 1/4 x W: 7/16 x L: 9/16 in. (0.7 x 1.1 x 1.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Translation] May I be a favorite of Bastet.
dynasty
26th-27th Dynasty
med
light red-beige steatite with green-blue glaze
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6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
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