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| Keywords: Egyptian - Scarab with King as Bull Motif - Walters 4276 - Transcription.jpg In addition to its original function as a personal seal the scarab became one of the most powerful amulets used by the living and entombed with the dead Countless variations have been preserved differing in design size and material but always associated with eternity and regeneration This scarab has a very special bottom design displaying the king as a bull trampling over a prone enemy with the script sign of a hoe in front of the bull's head A Horus hawk wearing the double-crown of Upper and Lower Egypt is displayed in front of the bull and the cartouche with the throne-name of the king is above his back Such an amulet should secure the divine victorious power of the king as well as royal authority It provides its owner with royal patronage and protection between 1479 1425 BC New Kingdom steatite with green-blue glaze cm 0 7 1 4 1 9 accession number 42 76 17078 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 Translation Men-Kheper-Re; / beloved of Horus Daily Magic in Ancient Egypt The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2007 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license 2D Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Hieroglyphs on scarabs Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
