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| Keywords: Egyptian - Scarab with Wish Formula - Walters 4235 - Back.jpg This faience scarab has a flat underside with a horizontally arranged inscription with a request for Amun's support The top of the scarab is inscribed with a very simply design of slightly rough workmanship The scarab functioned as a proider individualized amulet with a blessing related to Amun The amulet should provide its owner with the special support of the god The piece would have been originally mounted or threaded Although there are numberless examples of scarabs with the name of Amun or Amun-Re since the 18th Dynasty there are not so many that combine the name of the god with the signs 'nb' and 'mrj ' between 1292 1070 BC New Kingdom faience with dark green glaze cm 0 8 1 5 2 1 accession number 42 35 29206 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Translation May he be beloved by Amun place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Scarabs with Wish Formula | ||||
