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Scarab: Confronted Cobras with Falcon by Ancient Egyptian — VisualArtsDB

Scarab: Confronted Cobras with Falcon

Scarab: Confronted Cobras with Falcon

Ancient Egyptian

-1650–-1550

Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: 1.6 × 1.3 × 0.6 cm (5/8 × 1/2 × 1/4 in.)
Genre: scarab
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Styles

second intermediate period

Tags

glazefifteenth dynastyfalconsserpentssnakessecond intermediate periodscarabancient artcarvingcostumehyksosegyptianscarab beetlesteatite

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