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Scarab with "Udjat" Eyes
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia , Ancient Near East )
This steatite scarab is the bezel of a finger ring. Its flat underside is incised with a vertically arranged design of a pair of facing, connected "Udjat" eyes with script signs below. The design of the back of the scarab is simple with short and aligned carved side-notches and a well proportioned layout. The workmanship of the piece is slightly rough and it is not very carefully made.
This scarab originally functioned as an amulet. It should protect the life and regeneration of its owner and provide divine support. The piece was originally mounted or threaded.
The very stylized shape of "Udjat"-eye-pair was common in the late Middle Kingdom and the Second Intermediate Period.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Palestine (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3/8 x W: 11/16 x L: 15/16 in. (0.9 x 1.8 x 2.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.39