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Human-head scaraboid
  • CollectionEgypt
  • Research projectsGlypcol
  • Inventory numberE.05860
    • Object nameStamp seal
  • TitleHuman-head scaraboid
  • CultureEgyptian
    • GeographyPlace of production:EgyptGeographical Reference > Africa > North Africa
    Place of discovery:UnknownHistorical geographical reference
  • Date1295 BC - 945 BC
  • Period19th dynasty(Egypt > New Kingdom)
    • MaterialFaienceMaterial > Earth > Clay > Ceramic > Earthenware (material)
  • DimensionsH x La x P: 2,1 cm, 1,6 cm, 0,8 cm
  • OwnerMusées royaux d'art et d'histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis
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The production of scaraboids with human face, in faience, seems to appear in the Ramessid Period and lasts until the Late Period. On the base, a standing figure with long neck, possibly the god Seth. To the right, a large ostrich feather of the goddess Maat and a solar disk. Similar compositions appear on scarabs dating from the 19th-21st dynasties.