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Source Description
In addition to its original function as a personal seal, the scarab became one of the most powerful amulets, used by the living and entombed with the dead. Countless variations have been preserved, differing in design, size, and material, but always associated with eternity and regeneration. Some special scarabs have human or ram heads (the emblem of the god Amen-Re) joined to the body of the beetle. Others, called scaraboids, have the body replaced with that of another animal but retain the general oval shape. Rarer items are decorated beads, which were part of precious necklaces. Some show a palm tree surrounded by monkeys, symbolizing the daily rising of the sun god.
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Document identity
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6355
label
Large Amuletic Bead
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object
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Source metadata
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6355
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Large Amuletic Bead
description
In addition to its original function as a personal seal, the scarab became one of the most powerful amulets, used by the living and entombed with the dead. Countless variations have been preserved, differing in design, size, and material, but always associated with eternity and regeneration. Some special scarabs have human or ram heads (the emblem of the god Amen-Re) joined to the body of the beetle. Others, called scaraboids, have the body replaced with that of another animal but retain the general oval shape. Rarer items are decorated beads, which were part of precious necklaces. Some show a palm tree surrounded by monkeys, symbolizing the daily rising of the sun god.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1300 BCE (New Kingdom)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
beads (pierced objects)
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5
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5
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.4
height
2.2
depth
1
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/4 x W: 7/8 x D: 3/8 in. (4.37 x 2.23 x 0.98 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
18th-19th Dynasty
med
steatite with glaze
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6182
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EGY
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2172
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