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Scarab: Hieroglyphs by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

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Scarab: Hieroglyphs

Scarab: Hieroglyphs

Scarab: Hieroglyphs

Ancient Egyptian

-1650–-1550

Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: 1.4 × 1 × 0.5 cm (9/16 × 3/8 × 3/16 in.)
Genre: Scarab
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Styles

second intermediate period

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Hieroglyphsglazefifteenth dynastyinsectssecond intermediate periodscarabancient artcarvingcostumehyksosegyptianancientscarab beetlesteatite

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