Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Scaraboid with Feline
1504-1397 BCE (New Kingdom, Dynasty 18; Thutmoside)
steatite with green-blue glaze
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
The scaraboid displays in raised relief the image of an animal, which may represent a feline. The bottom shows three s-shaped spiral scrolls, the right and middle are linked, and the middle and left are interlocked.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2006-2007 | Daily Magic in Ancient Egypt. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3/16 x W: 3/8 x L: 7/16 in. (0.5 x 0.9 x 1.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.52