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| Keywords: Egyptian - Scarab with Name of Meri - Walters 4249 - Back.jpg This steatite scarab is inscribed on the flat underside with horizontally arranged writing naming an individual and making a statement of social status The back of the scarab is incised with a very detailed design The workmanship of the piece is good and it is carefully made The scarab functioned as a private name seal and as a user individualized amulet It was originally mounted or threaded The amulet should guarantee constancy of individual existence and social status Meri was the High priest of Amun in Thebes in the reign of Amenophis II 1428-1397 BC He is well known from his tomb in Thebes and his statue in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo between 1428 1397 BC New Kingdom beige-brown steatite cm 0 9 1 4 2 accession number 42 49 21040 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Translation Chief of the Two Lands / to his boundaries High priest of / Amun Meri place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
