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Egyptian inscribed scarab (Horus).

Bibliographic Details
Format: Physical Object
Language:Egyptian
Subjects:
Amulets, Egyptian > Specimens.
Inscriptions, Egyptian.
Horus > (Egyptian deity) > Pictorial works.
Falcons > Symbolic aspects > Egypt > Pictorial works.
Egyptian cobra > Symbolic aspects > Egypt > Pictorial works.
Egypt > History > New Kingdom, ca. 1550-ca. 1070 B.C. > Antiquities.
Description
Item Description:Title from antiquarian seller.
Once glazed blue or green, now white. Longitudinally pierced.
Inscription on flat base of two uraei surrounding a falcon, representing the god Horus and the power of the living king.
Physical Description:1 scarab : steatite ; 15 x 10 x 4 mm