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Scarab with Royal Solar Filiations Title

Egyptian (?) (Artist)
1186-736 BCE (Late New Kingdom-early Third Intermediate Period)
beige steatite with light blue-green glaze
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )

This steatite scarab is inscribed on the underside in sunk relief with the royal "solar filiations" title in a Maat-related phrase. The back in incised with a simple design with short and aligned side-notches and a deeply incised head section. The workmanship of the piece is rough and it is poorly made.

The piece functioned as an amulet with royal motto and divine provider individualization, and was originally mounted or threaded. The amulet should provide its owner with the support of the king, as well as of Amun.

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[Translation] "Solar filiations" title as part of a Maat-related royal phrase. The m3c.t-feather is reversed: Perfect of Maat is the Son of Re.

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Egypt (Place of Origin)

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H: 3/8 x W: 1/2 x L: 11/16 in. (0.9 x 1.3 x 1.7 cm)

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Acquired by Henry Walters

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Not on view

Accession Number

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42.75

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