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Scarabs

Chapter 41: PLATE XX. DECORATIVE SCARABS: TWELFTH TO EIGHTEENTH DYNASTIES—continued.
By Percy E. Newberry
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A systematic introduction to ancient Egyptian seals and signet rings that explains their origins, functions, and methods of manufacture. It surveys practical uses—securing property, authenticating documents, and transferring authority—and outlines the officials and engravers involved. The work classifies and describes a wide range of forms, including cylinder seals, button-shaped types, beetle-shaped scarabs, and various signet rings, offering technical commentary and comparative typology. Extensive illustrations and plates accompany the text, and the volume includes indices of personal and royal names and of titles to support identification and further research.

PLATE XX.
 
DECORATIVE SCARABS: TWELFTH TO EIGHTEENTH DYNASTIES—continued.

1-36. Miscellaneous designs.

1 and 2. Evans.
3. Lord Northampton.
4. P.
5. Gibs.
6. B.M. 17547.
7. Ashm.
8. P. I. VIII, 63.
9. Luxor.
10. Gr.
11. Ashm.
12. Evans.
13. Gr.
14. C.M.
15. B.M. 28236.
16. Bol. A gold ring of the period of Akhenaten.
17. C.M. (de M. D. I.)
18. B.M. 28187.
19. Mr. Nahmann, Cairo.
20. Thomp.
21. C.M.
22. Gibs.
23. C.M.
24. Newb.
25. Gr.
26. Thomp.
27. Evans.
28. Newb.
29. Gdn.
30. C.M.
31. Newb.
32. C.M.
33. Murch.
34. M-G. This seal is of steatite, and has on the back a frog.
35. Newb.
36. Newb.