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Keywords: Egyptian - Dwarf Scaraboid - Walters 4250 - Side A.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 Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Dwarfs in Ancient Egypt
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