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| Keywords: Egyptian - Scarab with Spiral Scrolls - Walters 42391 - Bottom.jpg This steatite scarab has a flat underside with a vertically arranged bottom design of symmetrical spiral scrolls The design of the back is simple the proportions of the top are almost balanced and the workmanship of the piece is slightly rough This scarab functioned as an amulet with a regenerative connotation It was originally mounted or threaded ca 1648 1539 BC Second Intermediate; Hyksos; late MB IIB black-green steatite cm 0 7 1 1 3 accession number 42 391 9103 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Palestine Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Hyksos scarabs Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
