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| Keywords: Egyptian - Scarab - Walters 42395 - Back.jpg This serpentine scarab has a flat underside without any bottom design The top has a design that is very detailed with deeply incised hatch lines on the wing cases and slightly irregular line flow The pattern is evenly spaced and tightly packed the proportions of the top are slightly unbalanced and the workmanship of the piece is good It is carefully made The scarab functioned as a funerary amulet and had renewal connotations The very high back of the scarab and its size makes it likely that it was produced as an inlay for a finger ring or as a small pectoral between 664 405 BC Late Period green-brown serpentine cm 1 2 1 5 2 accession number 42 395 27312 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
