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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Egyptian
Title:Scarab
Date Made:1570-1070 BCE (New Kingdom)
Type:Adornment
Materials:Light grey steatite
Place Made:Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:: 9/16 x 3/8 x 1/4 in.; 1.4288 x .9525 x .635 cm
Narrative Inscription:  Base: Inscription with words "beauty," "truth," and "son of Re." Text reads from right to left, with nefer-sign and maat-feather, followed by sa-bird and sun-sign. Exact meaning of the text as a whole is uncertain. The son of Re was the king. The text may be a collection of good wishes for the owner - good things and the protection of the king. Or it may mean "the good and true son of Re." Or it could be a name, "Nefer-maat, son of Re."
Accession Number:  MH 1943.15.A.J
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Grant Williams (Caroline Ransom, Class of 1896) from the collection of Professor Louise Fitz Randolph
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Light grey scarab (dung beetle)

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; royalty; jewelry; religion

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