Caption

Scarab with a depiction of two baboons adoring Bes; on the reverse, a convex image of a scarab occupies the center of the oval surface, decorated with engraved parallel lines. Materials and form: scarab amulet, engraved decorations. Iconography: baboon, Bes Egyptian deity. Date: ca. 1295–1186 BC, New Kingdom, 19th–20th Dynasty, Egypt. Dimensions: height 2.5 cm, width 3.6 cm., A group of small carved objects arranged in a grid on a light gray background, each object showing carved relief details; the objects are various oval and rectangular shapes in shades of brown, tan, beige, and muted green, with darker brown and black spots and worn areas; the top row shows an oval piece with grooves and a central raised element in warm brown and cream tones, a rectangular piece with symmetrical scroll and petal-like carvings in beige and muted green, and an oval scarab-shaped piece in pale beige with worn surface texture; the bottom row shows an oval piece with carved humanlike figures and abstract shapes in light brown and tan, a rectangular piece with compartmentalized carved motifs in beige and muted green, and an oval amulet-like piece with seated figure carvings in tan and darker brown shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A18_018

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Keywords

Scarab depiction two baboons adoring Bes reverse convex image scarab occupies center oval surface decorated engraved parallel lines Materials form scarab amulet engraved decorations Iconography baboon Bes Egyptian deity Date ca 1295–1186 Bc New Kingdom 19th–20th Dynasty Egypt Dimensions height 2.5 cm width 3.6 cm group small carved objects arranged grid light gray background object showing relief details objects various oval rectangular shapes shades brown tan beige muted green darker brown black spots worn areas top row oval piece grooves central raised element warm brown cream tones rectangular piece symmetrical scroll petal- carvings oval scarab-shaped piece pale beige worn surface texture bottom row carved humanlike figures abstract shapes light brown compartmentalized motifs oval amulet- piece seated figure carvings darker brown shading.