Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · jewelry
Scarab with Unification Image
Description
<p>This steatite scarab has a flat underside with a vertically arranged bottom design combining the 'unification of the Two Lands' icon with a basket. The design of the scarab's back is simple, with unbalanced proportions and heavy extremities. The piece is simply made and the workmanship is slightly rough. This scarab functioned as a funerary amulet, and should secure for its owner renewal and royal protection. It would have originally been mounted or threaded.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.79' rel='external'>Scarab with Unification Image</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
English description
[Inscription] Combination of a sm3-t3.wj-icon (""unification of the Two Lands"") and a nb-basket; framed by an oval line.
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 42.79 tier-2
- Walters-id 18783 tier-2
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