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Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · jewelry
Scarab with Hawk and Sun Disc
Description
<p>This amazonite scarab is carved with an inscription on the bottom with horizontally arranged line writing of a divine motto, translating to "May Re live." The top is medium high and incised with a simple design. The workmanship is good and the piece is carefully made.The scarab functioned as a provider individualized amulet, and was originally mounted or threaded. The amulet should provide the support of Amun/Re and secure the life of its owner. There are many combinations of mottos, wishes, or just the name of the sun god. The addition of the sun disc verifies, in this case, that the sun god is represented and not Horus.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.57' rel='external'>Scarab with Hawk and Sun Disc</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
English description
[Translation] May Re live.
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 42.57 tier-2
- Walters-id 32184 tier-2
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