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| Keywords: Mesopotamian - Scarab with a Standing Ruler - Walters 4269 - Back.jpg This jasper scarab has a flat underside with a design in sunk relief combining royal and divine images with a ruler lotus plants and a moon crescent The design of the back is very detailed with irregular line flow and well-organized layout The piece is carefully made and the workmanship is good This piece functioned as an amulet with ruler connotations and was originally mounted or threaded The amulet should secure the authority of the ruler as well as divine protection and renewal Although the bottom design of the scarab has Egyptian elements the main iconography as well as the style of the scarab body are Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenide The scene is a variation of the worshipper-with-altar-motif If the Was -scepter maintained its Egyptian meaning the depicted person must represent a king of deity ca 7th-5th century BC Neo-Babylonian Achaemenide green jasper cm 0 8 1 2 1 6 accession number 42 69 9033 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Mesopotamia Walters Art Museum license Ancient Near East art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Mesopotamia in the Walters Art Museum Animals in art of the ancient Near East Plants in art of the ancient Near East Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
