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Source Description
This serpentine scarab has a flat underside with a vertically arranged bottom design and inscription. The inscription is a personal wish formula requesting the support and protection of Horus. The design on the back of the scarab is very detailed, with deeply incised lines and regular line flow. The proportions of the top are well balanced. The piece is carefully made, and the workmanship is good. The scarab functioned as a provider individualized amulet with a wish formula. The amulet should provide its owner with the protection of Horus. It would have originally been mounted or threaded. The high quality of the scarab, the unusual writing of the wish formula, and the special variety of the material demonstrate that this scarab was a special production and not part of a usual series.
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Document identity
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31906
label
Scarab with Personal Wish Formula
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Source metadata
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31906
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title
Scarab with Personal Wish Formula
description
This serpentine scarab has a flat underside with a vertically arranged bottom design and inscription. The inscription is a personal wish formula requesting the support and protection of Horus. The design on the back of the scarab is very detailed, with deeply incised lines and regular line flow. The proportions of the top are well balanced. The piece is carefully made, and the workmanship is good. The scarab functioned as a provider individualized amulet with a wish formula. The amulet should provide its owner with the protection of Horus. It would have originally been mounted or threaded. The high quality of the scarab, the unusual writing of the wish formula, and the special variety of the material demonstrate that this scarab was a special production and not part of a usual series.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
664-525 BCE (Early Late Period)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Precious Stones & Gems
scarabs
amulets
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6
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6
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
0.6
height
0.9
depth
1.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 1/4 x W: 3/8 x L: 1/2 in. (0.6 x 0.9 x 1.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Translation] May the favorite of Horus-son-of-Isis be well and safe.
dynasty
26th Dynasty
med
light brownish olive-green serpentine
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6182
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EGY
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none
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