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- CollectionEgypt
- Research projectsGlypcol
- Inventory numberE.05613
- TitleScaraboid with winged sphinx
- CulturePhoenician
- Date1200 BC - 330 BC
- PeriodPhoenician(Near East and Iran > Iron Age (Near East and Iran))
- DimensionsHeight: 1,7 cm, Width: 1,4 cm, Depth: 0,7 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 AfricaMaterialJasperMaterial > Stone > Quartz > Chalcedony (mineral)
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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.