File:Egyptian - Scarab with the Name of King Siptah - Walters 4234 - Impression.jpg
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[edit]Scarab with the Name of King Siptah (1194/1193-1186/1185 BC)
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Scarab with the Name of King Siptah (1194/1193-1186/1185 BC) |
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Description |
English: This steatite scarab is glazed and inscribed on the bottom in sunk relief technique with the throne name of Siptah (1194/1193-1186/1185 BC). The scarab has a high back with a simple carved design. Thw workmanship is good.
This scarab functioned as an individualized amulet and was originally mounted or threaded. The amulet should secure the presence of this king, and guaran tee for a private owner his royal patronage. The form of the "n"-sign is typical for the Ramesside Period and in its elongated version very popular on scarabs of the 2nd half of the 19th Dynasty. |
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Date |
between 1193 and 1188 BC date QS:P571,-1150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,-1193-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,-1188-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 (New Kingdom of Egyptera QS:P2348,Q180568 ) |
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Medium | light beige steatite with green-blue glaze | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
length: 2.1 cm (0.8 in); height: 1 cm (0.3 in); width: 1.5 cm (0.5 in) dimensions QS:P2043,2.1U174728 dimensions QS:P2048,1U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,1.5U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
42.34 |
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Place of creation | Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | [Translation] Throne name of King Siptah without a cartouche in the version of the second phase of his reign, years 2-6: Akh-en-Re setep-en-Re. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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