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Egyptian inscribed scarab (sphinx).

Once glazed blue or green, now white. Inscription of a stylized sphinx (composed of the body of a lion and the head of a man) on base, symbolising the king. Longitudinally pierced.

Bibliographic Details
Format: Physical Object
Language:Egyptian
Subjects:
Scarabs > Egypt > Specimens.
Inscriptions, Egyptian.
Sphinxes (Mythology) > Symbolic aspects > Egypt.
Egypt > History > New Kingdom, ca. 1550-ca. 1070 B.C. > Antiquities.
Description
Summary:Once glazed blue or green, now white. Inscription of a stylized sphinx (composed of the body of a lion and the head of a man) on base, symbolising the king. Longitudinally pierced.
Item Description:Title from antiquarian seller.
Physical Description:1 scarab : steatite ; 15 x 11 x 7 mm