scarab paperweight, Paul Teeter

Artwork Overview

Paul Teeter, artist
active 1920s
scarab paperweight, 1920–1922
Where object was made: Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Material/technique: glaze; earthenware
Dimensions:
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 7.6 x 4.4 cm
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 1 3/4 x 3 in
Credit line: Gift of Miss Margaret Lynn
Accession number: 1946.0025
On display: Loo Gallery

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Label texts

Ancient Egyptians worshipped scarab beetles because of their association with the Egyptian sun god Ra. After the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, clothing and other trinkets evoking Egypt, like this paperweight, become popular.

Exhibitions

Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2013–2015
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2016–2021
Kris Ercums, curator
2021–2023
Kris Ercums, curator
2021–2022