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| Keywords: Egyptian - Scarab with Hawk and Sun Disc - Walters 4257 - Impression Detail.jpg 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 between 1070 736 BC Third Intermediate green amazonite cm 0 6 1 1 1 5 accession number 42 57 32184 Henry Walters Baltimore 1929 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 Translation May Re live place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license 2D Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Hieroglyphs on scarabs Ankh hieroglyph Horus-falcon hieroglyph Sun hieroglyph | ||||
