File:Canaanite - Scarab with Cartouche of King Sheshi - Walters 4217 - Impression Detail.jpg
Original file (338 × 900 pixels, file size: 56 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Summary edit
Scarab with Cartouche of King Sheshi ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Artist |
Canaanite (?) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Title |
Scarab with Cartouche of King Sheshi |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: The ancient Egyptians believed that the dung beetle, the Scarabaeus sacer, was one of the manifestations of the sun god. Representations of these beetles were used as amulets, and for ritual or administrative purposes.
This scarab is a typical example of the Second Intermediate Period. The bottom inscription contains the name and title of the King Sheshi, as well as a wish formula for his life. The highest point of the back is the pronotum (dorsal plate of the protorax). Two side-notches at shoulder height define the partition between pronotum and elytron (wing cases); these notches differ in shape and depth and are not aligned. The proportions of the top are slightly unbalanced, and the pronotum is asymmetrical Two incised circular lines define the partition between body and the oval base. The trapezoidal head is framed by borderlines and flanked by rectangular eyes. The trapezoidal side plates have curved outer edges, and the clypeus (front plate) a central base notch. The scarab is longitudinally pierced, was originally mounted or threaded, and used as an amulet. Such an amulet should on one side secure the existence and divine monarchy for this king, and on the other provide its private owner with his royal patronage. There are many scarabs with the name of king Sheshi (e.g. Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, 42.17 and 42.26), which were found in Egypt, Nubia, and Palestine; nevertheless, there are no other monuments or historical records. It is likely that the throne name of Sheshi was Maat-ib-Re, and scarabs with this name were similar popular and widespread. The identification of Sheshi with a Hyksos rulers or one of the Hyksos vassals is likely, but not positive. Furthermore, it was several times considered to interpret the name as a variant of the name of the Hyksos ruler Apepi. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
between 1648 and 1539 BC date QS:P571,-1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,-1648-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,-1539-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 (Second Intermediate Period of Egyptera QS:P2348,Q206715 ) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | light beige steatite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
length: 2.2 cm (0.8 in); height: 1 cm (0.3 in); width: 1.5 cm (0.5 in) dimensions QS:P2043,2.2U174728 dimensions QS:P2048,1U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,1.5U174728 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Accession number |
42.17 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of creation | Palestine (?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911 (?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | [Translation] Birth name of King Sheshi in a cartouche combined with "solar filiations" title and a wish formula: Son of Re: Sheshi, to whom may be given life. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission (Reusing this file) |
|
Licensing edit
This file was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the Walters Art Museum as part of a cooperation project. All artworks in the photographs are in public domain due to age. The photographs of two-dimensional objects are also in the public domain. Photographs of three-dimensional objects and all descriptions have been released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License and the GNU Free Documentation License.
In the case of the text descriptions, copyright restrictions only apply to longer descriptions which cross the threshold of originality.
العربيَّة | English | français | italiano | македонски | русский | sicilianu | +/− |
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of an original two-dimensional work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
This digital reproduction has been released under the following licenses:
In many jurisdictions, faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are not copyrightable. The Wikimedia Foundation's position is that these works are not copyrightable in the United States (see Commons:Reuse of PD-Art photographs). In these jurisdictions, this work is actually in the public domain and the requirements of the digital reproduction's license are not compulsory. |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 03:02, 25 March 2012 | 338 × 900 (56 KB) | File Upload Bot (Kaldari) (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Walters Art Museum artwork |artist = Canaanite |title = ''Scarab with Cartouche of King Sheshi'' |description = {{en|The ancient Egyptians believed that the dung beetle, the Scarabaeus sacer, was one ... |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
The following page uses this file: