A green glazed faience scarab titled "Scarab with Sobek and Wadjet," New Kingdom, Dynasty 19 to 20, ca. 1300 to 1080 BCE. Excavated at the Lisht North Cemetery in Egypt. The scarab carries the crocodile god Sobek beside the cobra goddess Wadjet, a sun disk and a papyrus motif. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 09.180.1008, Egyptian Art department.
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Date of Creation Classification
Object TypeAmulet or Small Carved Object 1 Medium (class) Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectSobek, the crocodile god, and Wadjet, the cobra goddess and protector of Lower Egypt 1 Custody
Current LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1 Current CustodianThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Custody History Attributions
TraditionAncient Egyptian religion 1 Physical Form
DimensionsL. 1.6 × W. 1.3 × H. 0.9 cm (5/8 × 1/2 × 3/8 in.) 1 Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and CopyrightThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has designated this work as being in the public domain and makes it available through its Open Access policy; no permission is required for reproduction. 1 Connections
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Source Scarab with Sobek and Wadjet, accession 09.180.1008 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Sobek, Deities The Met's own title for this scarab names the subject outright, "Scarab with Sobek and Wadjet," a narrative identification rather than a bare tag.
Source Scarab with Sobek and Wadjet, accession 09.180.1008 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Originated In
Egypt, Regions Source Scarab with Sobek and Wadjet, accession 09.180.1008 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 09.180.1008
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A green glazed faience scarab titled "Scarab with Sobek and Wadjet," New Kingdom, Dynasty 19 to 20, ca.
- Originated In: Egypt, Stored country property on this entity, cited to this source: Egypt
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In Group: Egyptian Protective and Apotropaic Deities, the Metropolitan Museum of Art accession record identifies the scarab's subjects as Sobek and Wadjet, protective Nile and Lower Egypt deitiesView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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