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- CollectionEgypt
- Research projectsGlypcol
- Inventory numberE.05704.9c
- TitleScarab
- CultureEgyptian
- Date664 BC - 525 BC
- PeriodSait Period(Egypt > Late Period)
- DimensionsH x La x P: 1,4 cm, 1 cm, 0,6 cm
- OwnerMusées royaux d'art et d'histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis
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Object nameStamp sealGeographyPlace of discovery:SanamGeographical Reference > Africa > North Africa > Sudan > Ash-Shamaliyah
Place of production:EgyptGeographical Reference > Africa > North AfricaMaterialFaienceMaterial > Earth > Clay > Ceramic > Earthenware (material)
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The base of this scarab shows a composition in two registers. Above, a sphinx lies underneath a solar disk. In the middle, a dung beetle “khpr” sits between a solar disk “ra” and a basket “nb”, flanked by two ostrich feathers “maat”.
Excavation: Griffith 1913-1914
