Israel discovers 3,000-year old scarab seal
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A scarab seal, dated to 3,000 years ago, was discovered in the central Israeli town of Azor, the Israel Antiquity Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday.
The scarab, found by pupils during a tour-guide course, was made of faience, a silicate material coated with a bluish-green glaze and designed in the shape of the common dung beetle.
The IAA archaeologists concluded that it was made by a Canaanite artist, inspired by the Egyptian Empire that then ruled the local Canaanites, as scarabs were an Egyptian symbol of power and status.
The newly-found scarab, probably placed on a necklace or a ring, bears a clearly incised scene of two figures, one sitting in a chair, and the other standing with the arm raised above the seated person, the IAA described.
The standing figure has an elongated head, probably representing the crown of an Egyptian pharaoh, in a snapshot of a scene wherein the pharaoh is conferring authority to a local Canaanite subject.
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