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Scaraboid with winged sphinx
  • CollectionEgypt
  • Research projectsGlypcol
  • Inventory numberE.05613
  • Object nameStamp seal
  • TitleScaraboid with winged sphinx
  • CulturePhoenician
  • GeographyPlace of production:EgyptGeographical Reference > Africa > North Africa
  • Date1200 BC - 330 BC
  • PeriodPhoenician(Near East and Iran > Iron Age (Near East and Iran))
  • MaterialJasperMaterial > Stone > Quartz > Chalcedony (mineral)
  • DimensionsH x La x P: 1,7 cm, 1,4 cm, 0,7 cm
  • OwnerMusées royaux d'art et d'histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis
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The base is decorated with a winged sphinx with the head of a falcon, wearing the pschent, the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. A reversed “nfr” hieroglyph is visible. Below, five pomegranates and vertical incisions, imitating the “nb” symbol.