Leiden RMO — Egyptian collection · jewelry

scarabee ; Horus ; staand

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Description

Afdeling: Egypte en Nubië Herkomst: Literatuur | Eid Leemans FOLIO | Monumens égyptiens du musée d'antiquités des Pays-Bas à Leide (1839) | Auteur: Dr. C. (Conrad) Leemans | Eib NL LEI 4 | Catalogus van het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden : Egyptische afdeeling (1907) | Uitgever: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden | Auteur: Dhr. P.A.A. (Pieter Adriaan Bart) Boeser | Mcb (St) 3 | Description raisonnée des monumens égyptiens du Musée d'Antiquités des Pays-Bas à Leide (1840) | Auteur: Dr. C. (Conrad) Leemans | Uitgever: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Verwerving: verworven tussen 1818 en 1840

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A blue faience scarab amulet with worn hieroglyphs.

The object is a faience scarab, characterized by its blue glaze. The surface showcases some hieroglyph carvings, though they are quite worn and difficult to discern. The craftsmanship reflects common artistic practices in ancient Egypt for creating protective amulets. The scarab is an iconic symbol, often associated with rebirth and the sun god Ra.

decorative New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials faience
Signs scarab

Connections

Deities Horus
Materials Faience

Cross-references (3)

  • Leiden-Accession EG-ZM154 tier-2
  • Leiden-Handle 1024 tier-2
  • Leiden-TMS-ID 1024 tier-2
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