Scarab with Name of Sa-nebet-Junet

Egyptian (Artist)

1794-1648 BCE (Late Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13)

light brown steatite with blue or green glaze(?).
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )

This scarab is inscribed on the flat underside with vertically arranged column writing. The inscription identifies an individual, Sa-nebet-Junet and makes a statement of the individual's social status. The top is incised with a very detailed, deeply incised design with regular line flow. The workmanship is slightly rough and the piece is not very carefully made.

The scarab functioned as a private name seal and as a user-individualized amulet. It wsa originally mounted or threaded. Teh amulet should assure constancy of individual existence and social status, as well as renewal.

The combination of frame lines with 'C'-shaped elements is less common than 'S' and 'Z'-shaped spiral scroll enclosures.

Inscription

[Translation] The great Wab-priest of Khons: Sa-nebet-Junet.

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, 1911 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Egypt, Luxor (Thebes) (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 3/8 x W: 5/8 x L: 7/8 in. (1 x 1.6 x 2.3 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911 (?)

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.

42.18

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