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Scarab: Interlocking Scrolls and Spirals by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

Scarab: Interlocking Scrolls and Spirals

Scarab: Interlocking Scrolls and Spirals

Ancient Egyptian

-1650–-1550

Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: 2.2 × 1.6 × 1 cm (7/8 × 5/8 × 3/8 in.)
Genre: scarab
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Styles

second intermediate period

Tags

spiralsglazefifteenth dynastysecond intermediate periodscarabancient artcarvingcostumehyksosegyptianscrolls (motifs)ancientscarab beetlesteatite

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