Caption

Scaraboid with a monkey. The upper surface of the scaraboid is decorated with a convex image of a seated baboon facing right, with the fur on its back marked with crisscrossing lines. On the base is depicted a lying sphinx lion? wearing a feathered crown, above it a solar disk. In front of the sphinx is the figure of a seated goddess Maat?, above the sphinx's back is visible a lying feather of Maat and possibly another symbol damaged. c. 1550–c. 1186 BC; New Kingdom, 18th–19th Dynasty, Egypt. Amulet, scaraboid; height 2.3 cm, width 1.7 cm., A small worn carved object with an oval outline showing a raised textured central area and surrounding indented grooves, exhibiting a rough surface with pitted and eroded details; the object displays a palette of muted colors including gray, brown, tan, and hints of bluish-green with tiny spots of reddish tone along the edges, and the background is a uniform light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_137

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17.9Mb (928.5Kb) / 8.3in x 8.3in / 2498 x 2498 (300dpi)

Keywords

Scaraboid monkey upper surface scaraboid decorated convex image seated baboon facing right fur back marked crisscrossing lines base depicted lying sphinx lion wearing feathered crown solar disk front sphinx figure seated goddess Maat sphinx's back visible lying feather Maat another symbol damaged c 1550–c 1186 Bc New Kingdom 18th–19th Dynasty Egypt Amulet height 2.3 cm width 1.7 cm small worn carved object oval outline showing raised textured central area surrounding indented grooves exhibiting rough surface pitted eroded details object displays palette muted colors gray brown tan hints bluish-green tiny spots reddish tone edges background uniform light gray.