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Scarab with Geometric Spirals   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Egyptian (?)

Canaanite (?)
Title
Scarab with Geometric Spirals
Description
English: This steatite scarab has a flat underside with a vertically and horizontally arranged design of spiral scrolls. The design on the back of the scarab is detailed, with incised lines and regular flow. The proportions of the top are unbalanced, the piece is carefully made, and the workmanship is good.

This scarab would have functioned as an amulet with renewal connotations, and should provide extensive and all-inclusive renewal. The piece would originally have been mounted or threaded.

Spiral scrolls on scarabs were very popular in the Middle Kingdom and in the Hyksos Period. The meaning of the pattern is not clear, but it seems most likely that it expresses renewal and general support.
Date between 1794 and 1648 BC
date QS:P571,-1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,-1794-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,-1648-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
(late Middle Kingdom; MB IIB)
Medium light beige steatite with green-blue glaze
Dimensions length: 2.1 cm (0.8 in); height: 1.1 cm (0.4 in); width: 1.5 cm (0.5 in)
dimensions QS:P2043,2.1U174728
dimensions QS:P2048,1.1U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,1.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
42.23
Place of creation Palestine (?)
Object history
  • Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911(?) [mode of acquisition unknown]
  • Walters Art Museum, 1931, by beqest
Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911 (?)
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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