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Private Name Seal of Reni-seneb
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| Artist |
Anonymous (Egypt) |
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| Title |
Private Name Seal of Reni-seneb |
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| Description |
English: This steatite scarab is inscribed on the flat underside with vertically arranged column writing that name an individual and make a statement of social status. The top is carved with a detailed design in deep lines with regular flow. The piece is simply made and the workmanship is slightly rough.
The scarab functioned as a private name seal, and user individualized amulet and was originally mounted or threaded. The amulet should guarantee constancy of individual existence and social status. The name Reni-seneb was very popular in the Middle Kingdom. |
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| Date | between 1794 and 1648 BC (late Middle Kingdom) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | beige steatite with green-blue glaze | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | length: 2.4 cm (0.9 in); height: 0.9 cm (0.3 in); width: 1.6 cm (0.6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
42.40 |
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| Place of creation | Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Object history |
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| Exhibition history | Secret Signs: Egyptian Writing. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2003-2004. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions |
[Transcription] "Overseer of the office of calculations and distributions: Reni- seneb, the justified one." The flower bunch for the phrase "the justified one" is reversed. |
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| Source |
Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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