File:Egyptian - Scarab with Crowns and Cobras Design - Walters 4233 - Bottom (2).jpg
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Scarab with Crowns and Cobras Design ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Egyptian (?) |
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Title |
Scarab with Crowns and Cobras Design |
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Description |
English: This steatite scarab has a flat underside with a vertically and horizontally arranged design with the combination of two lower Egyptian crowns and four cobras with raised upper bodies on baskets. The design of the back is detailed with finely incised lines and regular line flow. The proportions of the top are well balanced. The piece is simply made with good workmanship.
The scarab functioned as an amulet with kingship connotations. The amulet refers to all-inclusive divine protection, royal power, and perfection. The red crown symbolizes not only the royal aspect but also magical power, and strengthens the protective function of the amulet. The scarab originally would have been mounted or threaded. |
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Date |
between circa 1794 and circa 1539 BC date QS:P571,-1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,-1794-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,-1539-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 (late Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate; MB IIB) |
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Medium | light brown steatite with blue-green glaze | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
length: 1.9 cm (0.7 in); height: 0.9 cm (0.3 in); width: 1.3 cm (0.5 in) dimensions QS:P2043,1.9U174728 dimensions QS:P2048,0.9U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,1.3U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
42.33 |
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Place of creation | Palestine (?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | [Inscription] Combination of two lower Egyptian crowns, four cobras with raised upper body on baskets, and two nfr-signs ("perfection"). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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