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- CollectionEgypt
- Research projectsGlypcol
- Inventory numberE.06642
- TitleScarab with ichneumon
- CultureEgyptian
- Date747 BC - 656 BC
- PeriodLate Period(Egypt)
- DimensionsH x La x P: 1,1 cm, 0,7 cm, 0,5 cm
- OwnerMusées royaux d'art et d'histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis
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Object nameStamp sealGeographyPlace of production:EgyptGeographical Reference > Africa > North Africa
Place of discovery:Lower Egypt (region)Geographical Reference > Africa > North Africa > EgyptMaterialSteatite (mineral)Material > Stone > Mineral
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The base of this scarab shows an ostrich feather of the goddess Maat and a mongoose (ichneumon) below a solar disk. The interpretation of this composition remains unclear (it might refer to the god Amon) but it is popular on scarabs from the 25th dynasty.
