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Scarab with Hieroglyphs by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

Scarab with Hieroglyphs

Scarab with Hieroglyphs

Ancient Egyptian

-1069–-525

Medium: Lapis lazuli
Dimensions: 1.3 × 1.1 × 1 cm (1/2 × 7/16 × 3/8 in.)
Genre: scarab
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Styles

third intermediate period

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stonethird intermediate periodHieroglyphsinsectsscarabseallapis lazulilate period (egyptian)ancient artcarvingcostumeegyptianancient

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