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| Keywords: Egyptian - Naturalistic Scarab - Walters 42369 - Right.jpg Naturalistic scarabs which exhibit a beetle-formed underside instead of a flat bottom with additional motifs became popular in the late Third Intermediate and Late periods They were attached to the mummy bandages and were part of the amulet set There are two varieties of such scarabs red carnelian and blue-green faience scarabs It is likely that the blue-green scarabs focus only on the renewal aspect while the red carnelian scarabs were related to the sun rise/set aspect and gave special protection at the critical transition phase between 664 525 BC Late Period Egyptian faience with blue-green glaze cm 1 4 2 3 3 3 accession number 42 369 8310 Henry Walters Baltimore 1929 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
