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Scarab: Hieroglyphs by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

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Scarab: Hieroglyphs

Scarab: Hieroglyphs

Scarab: Hieroglyphs

Ancient Egyptian

-1069–-343

Medium: Stone
Dimensions: 2.4 × 1.7 × 1.3 cm (15/16 × 11/16 × 1/2 in.)
Genre: Scarab
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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stonethird intermediate periodHieroglyphsinsectsscarablate period (egyptian)ancient artcarvingcostumeegyptianancient

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