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| Keywords: Egyptian - Scarab with Bound Captive - Walters 4210 - Transcription.jpg This light beige steatite scarab was originally glazed blue or green The piece is inscribed on the flat underside with an image of a captive Libyan and a short column of hieroglyphics The top of the piece is high with a detailed incised design The workmanship is good and the piece is carefully made This scarab functioned as a protective amulet and had royal connotations It was originally mounted or threaded The bottom motif refers to the royal control over all foreign countries and should ward off all dangers for its owner It is imaginable that soldiers on an expedition or at the frontier used such amulets The image of a fettered captive is a popular motif on scarabs however the figure of a captive is usually subordinate to the figure of a king In this case there is no representation of the king only the short inscription which refers to him It is possible that such an amulet should provide magical protection for Egyptians traveling abroad or for Egyptian allies The very round base and the style of the carvings are typical for the early 18th Dynasty ca 1550 BC New Kingdom light beige steatite; glaze originally blue or green cm 0 7 1 2 1 5 accession number 42 10 5639 Henry Walters Baltimore 1911 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1911 Translation The sign order has been changed for aesthetic reasons but the content is obvious The figure of the captive has not only an iconic function but it is also a determinative for the term foreign lands Lord of all foreign lands place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license 2D Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Hieroglyphs on scarabs POWs in Ancient Egypt | ||||
