Scarab with Spread Wings
Scarabs were modeled on the dung beetle (Scarabaeus sacer). The Egyptians associated these insects with the young sun-god Kheper, who, like the scarab, was believed to be self created. Images of winged scarabs were placed on the chest of the mummy to facilitate its rebirth in...
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Artifact
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23913
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object
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normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Weisgall [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1948, by gift.
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CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
3
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import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.1430_Rt_DD_RS2009.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.1430_Rt_DD_RS2009.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.1430_Rt_DD_RS2009.jpg |
| imageCount | 3 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.1430 |
Terms
Culture
Egyptian
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