Scarab with Wish Formula

664-525 BCE (Early Late Period)

1.2 cm 0.7 cm 1.6 cm

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This obsidian scarab is inscribed on the flat underside with vertically arranged column writing requesting the support of the royal palace. The top of the scarab is incised with a detailed design with thick lines, slightly irregular line flow and almost balanced proportions....

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4304
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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