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Source Description
This steatite scarab is inscribed on the underside in sunk relief with the royal "solar filiations" title in a Maat-related phrase. The back in incised with a simple design with short and aligned side-notches and a deeply incised head section. The workmanship of the piece is rough and it is poorly made. The piece functioned as an amulet with royal motto and divine provider individualization, and was originally mounted or threaded. The amulet should provide its owner with the support of the king, as well as of Amun.
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Document identity
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19775
label
Scarab with Royal Solar Filiations Title
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Source metadata
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19775
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title
Scarab with Royal Solar Filiations Title
description
This steatite scarab is inscribed on the underside in sunk relief with the royal "solar filiations" title in a Maat-related phrase. The back in incised with a simple design with short and aligned side-notches and a deeply incised head section. The workmanship of the piece is rough and it is poorly made. The piece functioned as an amulet with royal motto and divine provider individualization, and was originally mounted or threaded. The amulet should provide its owner with the support of the king, as well as of Amun.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1186-736 BCE (Late New Kingdom-early Third Intermediate 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
0.9
height
1.3
depth
1.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 3/8 x W: 1/2 x L: 11/16 in. (0.9 x 1.3 x 1.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Translation] ""Solar filiations"" title as part of a Maat-related royal phrase. The m3c.t-feather is reversed: Perfect of Maat is the Son of Re.
dynasty
20th-22nd Dynasty
med
beige steatite with light blue-green glaze
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6182
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EGY
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none
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