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Creative Commons License
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Scarab with Spiral Scrolls
This steatite scarab has a flat underside with a vertically arranged bottom design of symmetrical spiral scrolls. The design of the back is simple, the proportions of the top are almost balanced, and the workmanship of the piece is slightly rough.
This scarab functioned as an amulet with a regenerative connotation. It was originally mounted or threaded.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Palestine
(Place of Origin)
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1/4 x W: 3/8 x L: 1/2 in. (0.7 x 1 x 1.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
42.391