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Keywords: Egyptian - Dwarf Scaraboid - Walters 4250 - Reverse.jpg Oval plaques with images of humans or animals instead of a scarab beetle are named scaraboid This small example shows a female dwarf executed in high relief The bottom inscription has the name of the god Amun-Re enclosed by the stems of two lotus plants with buds The amulet should provide its owner with magic protection and the regenerative support of Amun-Re between 1292 1070 BC New Kingdom steatite with blue glaze cm 0 5 1 1 4 accession number 42 50 2143 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Translation Amun-Re Daily Magic in Ancient Egypt The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2007 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license 2D Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Hieroglyphs on scarabs Amun-Ra hieroglyphs Dwarfs in Ancient Egypt
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