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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Scarab Amulet
1648-1539 BCE (Second Intermediate Period; Hyksos)
beige steatite (originally glazed)
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
The amulet should provide its owner with continual (oval frame) perfection and prosperity, as well as all-inclusive renewal (spiral scrolls).
Inscription
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.
Prof. Newberry (?); Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase (?); Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Israel and Palestine (Canaan)
(Place of Origin)
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13/16 x W: 9/16 x D: 3/8 in. (2 x 1.4 x 0.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911 (?)
Location in Museum
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.
42.25