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Scarab: King and Hieroglyphs by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

Scarab: King and Hieroglyphs

Scarab: King and Hieroglyphs

Ancient Egyptian

-1550–-525

Medium: Steatite
Dimensions: 1.3 × 1 × 0.6 cm (1/2 × 3/8 × 1/4 in.)
Genre: scarab
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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third intermediate periodHieroglyphsscarabpharaohslate period (egyptian)ancient artcarvingKingscostumeegyptianancientnew kingdomscarab beetlekingsteatite

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